Plate
circa 1853 (made)
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Plate painted in enamels and gilt with Chinese figures and Arabic inscriptions on both front and back. There is the date AH 1269 (=AD 1853).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with coloured enamels |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Qing, polychrome Islamic market |
| Physical description | Plate painted in enamels and gilt with Chinese figures and Arabic inscriptions on both front and back. There is the date AH 1269 (=AD 1853). |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1878. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Acquired in Persia |
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| Accession number | 552-1878 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2000 |
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