Botanical Plate Painted with Fruit and Vegetables
Manufacturer
Chelsea
(English, ca. 1744-1769)
Dateca. 1758
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsDiameter: 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)
ClassificationsPORCELAIN
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Stout Hooker
Object number2008.DA.2.49
DescriptionThe plate is painted with a halved pear, an apple, a cherry spig, gooseberries and three insects withing a worn turquoise-edged scalloped rim. The reverse has three green leaf sprigs.Status
Not on view