Plate

ca. 1756 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In the middle is a group of fruit with several insects . On the rim, which has a wavy edge, are groups of brightly-coloured birds in three shaped panels reserved on a dark mazarine-blue ground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1756
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In the middle is a group of fruit with several insects . On the rim, which has a wavy edge, are groups of brightly-coloured birds in three shaped panels reserved on a dark mazarine-blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.3cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.13-1911

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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