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Plate
Dutch (Delft)
dated 1756
Object Place: Europe, Delft, The Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware, colored enamels
Dimensions
34.92 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth
Accession Number62.201
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionOn rim four medallions of same canal scene in blue and white. In center, another canal scene . In between decorated with shells, foliate and diaper patterns in blue, white, red, yellow, and green. Unmarked
InscriptionsDated on back, 1756
ProvenancePrinces of Liechtenstein collection, Vienna. December 3, 1960, sold by Blumka Gallery to R. Thornton Wilson (b. 1886 - d. 1977), New York; 1962, gift of R. Thornton Wilson to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 1962)