Plate
ca. 1725 (made)
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Plate of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and further decorated with heraldry in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt. The decoration in blue consists of four groups of flowers on the rim and a band of trellis-diaper broken by four panels enclosing flowers round the hollow. To this have been added in colours a European shield of arms with a crest and two palm-branches in the centre and the crest repeated on the rim, on the underside of which are four small floral sprays in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Armorial porcelain. Plate, porcelain painted underglaze blue, overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1725 |
| Physical description | Plate of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and further decorated with heraldry in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt. The decoration in blue consists of four groups of flowers on the rim and a band of trellis-diaper broken by four panels enclosing flowers round the hollow. To this have been added in colours a European shield of arms with a crest and two palm-branches in the centre and the crest repeated on the rim, on the underside of which are four small floral sprays in blue. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Rev. Charles J. Procter |
| Object history | Given by the Rev. Charles J. Proctor, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. See also FE.42-1978, a plate from the same service, we agree on date of ca.1725. |
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| Accession number | C.177-1910 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2009 |
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