Dish
ca. 1710-1725 (made), ca. 1725-1735 (decorated)
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Porcelain plate, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels with two parrots in the centre, one perched on a budding rose-tree, the other on a stump pecking at a cherry which it holds with its claws; round the rim is a border of conventional flowers and foliage on a continous stem.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Porcelain dish painted with parrots and flowers, Jingdezhen, China, ca.1710-25; decoration added in The Netherlands ca. 1725-35 |
Physical description | Porcelain plate, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels with two parrots in the centre, one perched on a budding rose-tree, the other on a stump pecking at a cherry which it holds with its claws; round the rim is a border of conventional flowers and foliage on a continous stem. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Julia C. Gulland |
Object history | Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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Accession number | 680A-1907 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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