Plate
ca. 1795 (made)
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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.
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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. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr P. Cooke |
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Bibliographic reference | Howard, David Santuary. Chinese Armorial Porcelain. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974, p. 279 |
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Accession number | FE.55-1978 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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