Plate
ca. 1740 (made)
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Plate, painted in the middle with two women (one holding a parasol), cranes and rushes; there is a border of cell-diaper with reserved panels containing figures and birds; outlined with baroque scrollwork.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Plate, decorated in blue with two women with a parasol, cranes and rushes, Chinese, ca. 1740 |
| Physical description | Plate, painted in the middle with two women (one holding a parasol), cranes and rushes; there is a border of cell-diaper with reserved panels containing figures and birds; outlined with baroque scrollwork. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support |
| Object history | It is painted with a design known as the 'Parasol pattern' by Cornelius Pronk, an artist commissioned by the Dutch East India Company in 1734. |
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| Accession number | C.621-1920 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2003 |
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