Plate - Earthenware - Travellers plate

18th-century traveller plate (or 'traveller plate'), also known as a birth tray, or possibly a 'coppa amatoria.' This type of majolica pottery is characteristic of the Ligurian region, particularly Savona and Genoa, and typically dates from the 17th or 18th century.
Features: The board has a central basin and several attached holders or 'gods'. In this specific case, there are two small cups and one elevated bowl.
Decorated in the typical blue-on-white style, featuring a central scene of a dog (possibly a greyhound) in a landscape, surrounded by floral motifs, known as 'Berain' or 'Chinoiserie' style.
Purpose: These boards served various functions. They could be used for travelers to serve a complete meal in a single compact item, or as feeding bowls to present food to a new mother, with different compartments containing various types of food or drinks. The cups, for example, could be used for wine or broth.

The board has edge damage but is not restored, no cracks.
Diameter 23cm
The height of the 'eierdopje' is 5cm.

Special specimen