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"Hans Sloane" Botanical Plate (One of Twelve) Plate

This is a plate. It was manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1757–1769 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Irwin Untermyer, Esq.. It is credited Gift of Irwin Untermyer.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 2.4 x 21.2 cm (15/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] an anchor, painted in brown overglaze (Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "3", written in pencil (very faint)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

"Hans Sloane" Botanical Plate (One of Twelve) Plate; Manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (United Kingdom); England; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x diam.: 2.4 x 21.2 cm (15/16 x 8 3/8 in.); Gift of Irwin Untermyer; 1955-163-3

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