Plate

Dateca. 1750

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsDiam: 9 1/4"; (23.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1955-311

DescriptionPlate with incised foot ring. Whitish tin glaze with powdered manganese ground: in the center, an octagonal reserve with a bamboo stalk and flowering branches; on the rim, alternating hexagonal and fan shaped reserves containing Ming birds and stylized flowers, respectively. Outlined in painted blue. The London attribution is based on the similarity to the decoration of 1967-107, 1, which has a London brown powder ground.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)NoProvenanceD. M. & P. Manheim, London