Plate
ca. 1755 (made)
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Plate with wavy edge. Painted with a spray of a large-leafed plant with brown and yellow small flowers, and with a large moth and a small one, and a caterpillar.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; Chelsea Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1755 |
| Physical description | Plate with wavy edge. Painted with a spray of a large-leafed plant with brown and yellow small flowers, and with a large moth and a small one, and a caterpillar. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Helena Hill |
| Object history | Taken from Pl. 4 of Plantae Selectae by Bocconia, engraved by J.J Haid after G.D. Ehret. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Mallet, J.V.G. Transactions of English Ceramic Circle Vol. 6, Part 1, 1965, Pl. 28a, pp. 21-22. |
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| Accession number | C.47-1944 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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