The plate with inventory no. 306 was inscribed in the patrimony of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography in 1923. The artefacts originates from Cerbăl village, Hunedoara county and it probably entered the museum patrimony following a research campaign initiated by professor Romulus Vuia, the museum founder. The ceramic plates were too often used in the peasant households from the first half of the 20th century. The proposed object for the week artefact is a relatively simple plate, with few decorative models, having a round shape. The used material was clay, burnt in special kilns for the ceramic pottery. There can be noticed a thin layer of white clay, called angobe, which was used to finish the ceramic after bein modelled on the pottery wheel, to have a finer aspect. Just like most ceramics, the plate was made in a rural workshop. On a central plane, there can be noticed a floral motif frmaed in a circle, and on the edge, between two thicker lines, there is drawn a serpentine line dotted with yellow and green spots, probably made by fingerprinting. The decoration is made by pen and horn. The object presents signs of functional wear due to its long use in the household. The colors used: yellow, green, brown. Dimensions: D = 30 cm, H = 5 cm.
Text: Dana Câmpean – MET museographer
Photo: George Ciupag – photo-video museographer, MET digital image processing