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ca. 1755-1758 (made)
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Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted with acanthus spinosus.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with acanthus spinosus, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1755-1758.
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted with acanthus spinosus.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.5cm
  • Diameter: 21.7cm
Credit line
Given by Mr. H. E. Backer
Object history
The plate is copied from an illustration in Philip Miller's Figures of Plants, 1750.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.58-1948

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Record createdMay 25, 2005
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