Dish
Date1752-1758
Artist/Maker
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1745-1769
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsDiam: 9 7/16"; H: 1 3/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-184
DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain plate with scalloped rim. The hand-painted decoration is asymmetrical and in the Hans Sloane style. There is a branch from a hazelnut plant with one hazelnut still attached and one hazelnut has broken free. There are three insects depicted, a butterfly, a caterpillar, and a beetle. There is a line of red, iron-oxide on the rim.Label TextDishes with this style of botanical decoration are often referred to as Hans Sloane style porcelain. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) practiced medicine and had a passion for studying nature. In 1713 he purchased a riverside manor in Chelsea which included the Chelsea Physic Garden. Sloane encouraged medical students and the Society of Apothecaries to study, record, and experiment with local and foreign species of plants at the garden. Chelsea’s Hans Sloane style dishes are a result of the research conducted at the Chelsea Physic Garden. This plate is decorated in botanical style with the leaves and fruit of the hazelnut tree. The number 1 appears below the red anchor mark on the reverse.Mark(s)Anchor and "1" painted in red on reverse. *See Notes ProvenancePurchased from: Tilley & Co., London
