Plate
Date1750-1753
Artist/Maker
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1745-1769
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsD: 8 1/4"; H: 1 1/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-70
DescriptionCircular plate with wide rim turned up as edge and applied in high crisp relief with four floral sprays resembling cherry or prunus blossoms; reverse with foot ring. Anchor in relief on medallion applied to center reverse.Label TextThree plates of the prunus pattern are recorded to date in museum collections: the Colonial Williamsburg example, one in the British Museum, and another in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A plate formerly in the collection of Bellamy Gardner may be either the Katz or the Colonial Williamsburg example, or a fourth plate.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)Anchor molded in relief on an oval medallion applied to center reverse. (Godden 857)
Raised Anchor Ware
ProvenanceSotheby & Co.Tilley & Co.
