Plate
ca. 1765-70 (made)
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Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Octagonal in shape with a powder-blue ground with circular and fan-shaped reserves in which are exotic birds and bouquets. Branching stems in blue on the underside of the rim.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
Brief description | Octagonal plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1765-70 |
Physical description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Octagonal in shape with a powder-blue ground with circular and fan-shaped reserves in which are exotic birds and bouquets. Branching stems in blue on the underside of the rim. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Six simulated Chinese characters within a double circle (In blue) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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Accession number | C.188-1935 |
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Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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