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Chelsea 'Hans Sloane' Botanical Plate Painted with a Branch of Norway Spruce (Picae Abies), 175 ...
'Hans Sloane' Botanical Plate Painted with a Branch of Norway Spruce (Picae Abies)
Chelsea 'Hans Sloane' Botanical Plate Painted with a Branch of Norway Spruce (Picae Abies), 175 ...
Chelsea 'Hans Sloane' Botanical Plate Painted with a Branch of Norway Spruce (Picae Abies), 1756-1757. Soft-paste porcelain. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Stout Hooker, 2008.DA.2.48

'Hans Sloane' Botanical Plate Painted with a Branch of Norway Spruce (Picae Abies)

Manufacturer (English, ca. 1744-1769)
Date1756-1757
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsDiameter: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
ClassificationsPORCELAIN
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Stout Hooker
Object number2008.DA.2.48
DescriptionThe plate is painted with a a branch issuing pinecones and attracting winged insects. The image is taken from an engraving in Philip Miller's Figures of Plants, vol. 1, pl.1. The rim of the plate is scalloped and edged in brown.
Status
Not on view
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