Plate
ca. 1755 (made)
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Plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle are two Chinese phoenix birds, in a rocky landscape with trees. On the rim is a border of diaper ornament interrupted by five panels enclosing flowers. The edge lobed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle are two Chinese phoenix birds, in a rocky landscape with trees. On the rim is a border of diaper ornament interrupted by five panels enclosing flowers. The edge lobed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 2965-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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