Plate
Dateca. 1770 - 1772
Maker
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
OriginEngland, Worcester
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 9in. (22.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2019-111
DescriptionPlate: Soft-paste porcelain plate with wavy rim; edge painted brown; central decoration in “Yellow Tiger” pattern with tiger, bamboo, rocks, flowering prunus branches, and floral clusters.Label TextThe Asian-inspired pattern on this plate, called the "Yellow Tiger" illustrates design influences from Chelsea and Japanese porcelain examples decorated in the Kakiemon style. The plate bears a brown painted rim which closely copies Japanese examples of the period.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenancePurchased from Beck's Antiques & Books (2019).Exhibited at the Washington Antiques Show (2001).
