Plate

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Circular plate with waved edge, painted in manganese with Chinese figures in a fantastic landscape, the border painted with scattered flowers and insects

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in manganese
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware plate, painted in manganese, made by Saint-Omer pottery factory, France, about 1770
Physical description
Circular plate with waved edge, painted in manganese with Chinese figures in a fantastic landscape, the border painted with scattered flowers and insects
Marks and inscriptions
'S' painted in manganese
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Production
Acquired as Saint-Omer, c. 1750, which seems too early.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.166-1951

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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