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Plate
Manufactured by: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
After: Georg Dionysus Ehret (German, 1708–1770)
After: Georg Dionysus Ehret (German, 1708–1770)
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 Number2014.1893
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CollectionsEurope
DescriptionA Chelsea 'Hans Sloane' botanical plate painted with Acanthus rarioribus brevioribus, after a design by Ehret published by Philip Miller in "Figures of Plants" (1755-56), pl. VII, with scattered insects, red anchor mark
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)