Kansas City 1906 Priests of Pallas Masked Ball Souvenir Cloisonne Plate / Plaque signed folk art Great in a grouping

Great in a grouping

While I've been really into serene British watercolor seascapes of late

is that I will just continue to keep an eye out for them

Just shy of 9" x 9" and in very good condition - no chips or cracks and very little paint loss

by which the whole thing can be carried

Kansas City 1906 Priests of Pallas Masked Ball Souvenir Cloisonne Plate / Plaque signed folk art Great in a groupingThis one is especially for my Kansas City friends, and carries a pretty interesting history. Plus, I think it is a pretty gorgeous thing! The P. O. P stands for "Priests of Pallas", which was a huge, extravagant week long event founded in 1887 by Kansas City leaders with the intent of re defining the city as "the Athens of the West", hence the image of Athena at the bottom center of the plate. Among many other things, the festival (which ran annually