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Plate

Porcelain plate with a polychromic shell motif on a rim and colorful central enamel of a light-blue coat of arms with two fishes in the center topped with knight's helmet and reared-up brown furry creature surrounded by stars.
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  • Porcelain plate with a polychromic shell motif on a rim and colorful central enamel of a light-blue coat of arms with two fishes in the center topped with knight's helmet and reared-up brown furry creature surrounded by stars.

Date:

c. 1723/40

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Cornelis Pronck

Title

Plate

Place

Jingdezhen (Object made in)

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Made 1723–1740

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gilding

Dimensions

2.4 × 23.2 cm (15/16 × 9 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frederick S. Colburn

Reference Number

1958.264

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