Plate
ca. 1735 (made)
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Plate of porcelain painted in enamels and decorated with gilding. In the middle are two flowers with caterpillars and a butterfly. The rim is decorated with foliated strapwork and edged inwards with a conventional blue and gold border. The design of exotic flowers and insects is in the style of Swiss-Dutch botanist Maria Sibylla Merian. The rim design is linked to pieces in the style of the Dutch designer Cornelius Pronk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Plate, porcelain decorated with flowers, caterpillars and a butterfly, Chinese, Qing dynasty, ca. 1735 |
| Physical description | Plate of porcelain painted in enamels and decorated with gilding. In the middle are two flowers with caterpillars and a butterfly. The rim is decorated with foliated strapwork and edged inwards with a conventional blue and gold border. The design of exotic flowers and insects is in the style of Swiss-Dutch botanist Maria Sibylla Merian. The rim design is linked to pieces in the style of the Dutch designer Cornelius Pronk. |
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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 | 583-1907 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2003 |
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