Fully hand-made and hand-painted 12" (30cm) Turkish Iznik red carnation & floral pattern plate. Plate is handmade from bone china. Plate has a hole at the back. Red color sections and white background is raised/textured. Making background fully textured like on this plate is a special technique that can be done only by master china maker/painters. Patterns used on this fully hand-painted plate is from 16th century Iznik plates. Plate has lead free glaze on it. Plate is for decoration or can be used to serve cold/dry dishes (not microwave or dishwasher safe).