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Plate
Manufactured by: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1755
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Rachel L. Mellon
Accession Number2014.1891
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CollectionsEurope
DescriptionA Chelsea 'Hans Sloane' botanical plate painted with a branch of Norway spruce (Picea abies) with pinecones and scattered insects and a butterly. After Philip Miller, Figures of Plants, Vol. 1, pl. 1.
Marks
red anchor mark
ProvenanceRachel "Bunny" Mellon (b. 1910 - d. 2014), New York; 2014, bequeathed by Mrs. Mellon to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 2014)