Antique Majolica Plate with Drippy Dog necklace done instead on a wire

done instead on a wire mesh screen (which one imagines was left over from screening the porch or barn yard or making a strainer) and

(I am including a photo of another doll with gorgeous hand-sewn costume for reference

16 3/4" w  x 14 7/8" t x 3 7/8" d

and then the caliper pulls out to measure 2 inches

Antique Majolica Plate with Drippy Dog necklace done instead on a wireI'm not attracted to this sort of majolica as a rule, but I sure love this plate. Specifically, I love this dog, which but for the glazing one might take for a lamb, and what could be better than a lamb like dog!? And in this case the drippy, painterly green and brown animating the border seem just right, coloring what look to me like cabbages to nibble on. And with some drippy yellow too, as if our dog has marked its territory! With the fairly faint