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Plate

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English (London)
about 1753
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 x 22.9 cm (1 1/2 x 9 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number58.1415
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionPlate with scalloped and modeled rim, "silver pattern" with flower sprays and brown lines. Decorated with fable of the sparrow and hawk.
Marks unmarked
ProvenanceWith Winifred Williams, dealer, Eastbourne, England [see note 1]. By 1957, Jessie and Sigmund J. Katz [see note 2]; 1958, gift of Mrs. Sigmund J. Katz. (Accession date: December 30, 1958)

NOTES:
[1] Dealer label affixed to object. [2] In 1957, this object was on loan to the MFA from Jessie and Sigmund J. Katz.