Bread Plate

1935/1942

Margaret Stottlemeyer

Associated Names
Margaret Stottlemeyer

Artist, American, 1859 - 1948

This is a drawing of a stylized serving dish with historical text and imagery. The border of the dish is inscribed with the phrase "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD," and the center contains an eagle perched on a document titled "Constitution of the United States." Above the eagle, the words "LIBERTY AND FREEDOM 1776" are prominently displayed within an arc. The drawing is executed with a limited color palette, primarily in teal tones, with the text and eagle filled in with a corresponding shade. The drawing is detailed with decorative patterns, both in the lettering and around the border of the dish. The presence of stylized wheat on the edges of the dish ties the imagery together with the theme of daily sustenance and bread.

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Inscriptions

lower right in colored pencil: M.A.R.S. *

Wikidata ID

Q64595048

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