Hot-Water Plate
ca. 1750 (made)
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Hot-water plate, Chinese porcelain, painted in enamel colours; the form is copied from English silver. Painted with sprays of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in coloured enamels |
| Brief description | Hot-water plate painted with sprays of flowers in enamels, Chinese, ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Hot-water plate, Chinese porcelain, painted in enamel colours; the form is copied from English silver. Painted with sprays of flowers. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology (Jermyn Street, London), accessioned in 1901. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | 2912-1901 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2003 |
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