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Plate

ca. 1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, porcelain, with shallow depth and spreading rim pierced with honeycomb pattern in the German style and recessed glazed base, and painted in enamels. In the centre are two shields leaning against a palm tree, one with the quartered arms with a helmet, and the other with three horse heads on a white ground and the motto 'Per mare per terras'. The arms are of Macdonald, accollée with (possibly) Forbes, 1. Argent a lion rampant gules; 2. Or a dexter arm in armour couped fesswise holding a crosslet fitched gules; 3. Or a galley her sails furled sable and oars in action, flagged gules; 4. Vert a salmon naient in fess; accollée with Argent three bears' heads couped; and above the crest of Macdonald, An arm in armour in fess holding a cross crosslett fitched gules 'Nec tempore nec fato'. Round the well in a border of grapevine mainly in sepia and gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gold
Brief description
Plate, porcelain, painted in enamels and gold with coat of arms, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period, ca. 1795
Physical description
Plate, porcelain, with shallow depth and spreading rim pierced with honeycomb pattern in the German style and recessed glazed base, and painted in enamels. In the centre are two shields leaning against a palm tree, one with the quartered arms with a helmet, and the other with three horse heads on a white ground and the motto 'Per mare per terras'. The arms are of Macdonald, accollée with (possibly) Forbes, 1. Argent a lion rampant gules; 2. Or a dexter arm in armour couped fesswise holding a crosslet fitched gules; 3. Or a galley her sails furled sable and oars in action, flagged gules; 4. Vert a salmon naient in fess; accollée with Argent three bears' heads couped; and above the crest of Macdonald, An arm in armour in fess holding a cross crosslett fitched gules 'Nec tempore nec fato'. Round the well in a border of grapevine mainly in sepia and gilt.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 18.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • Per mare per terras (Inscription is found on arms of Macdonald)
  • Nec tempore nec fato (Inscription is found written on a cross, above the crest of Macdonald)
Credit line
Given by Mr P. Cooke
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Howard, David Santuary. Chinese Armorial Porcelain. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974, p. 279
Collection
Accession number
FE.55-1978

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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