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1957

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"Hans Sloane" Botanical Plate Plate

This is a plate. It was manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory and after Georg Dionysius Ehret. It is dated 1753–1756 and we acquired it in 1957. 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.: 3 x 23.5 cm (1 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] an anchor, painted in red overglaze (manufactory mark)

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

"Hans Sloane" Botanical Plate Plate; Manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (United Kingdom); After Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708 - 1770); soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x diam.: 3 x 23.5 cm (1 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Gift of Irwin Untermyer; 1957-11-11

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