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DEACESSIONED October 25, 2012
Plate
Made by: Porcelain Claw Factory (Dutch, active in Delft, 1658–1840)
Dutch (Delft)
about 1765
Object Place: Europe, Delft, The Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Diam: 31.1cm (12 1/4in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson
Accession Number25.413
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionPainted in blue "peacock" pattern, yellow edge.
Marks
Marked in underglaze blue claw and "5"
ProvenanceMary Rich (Mrs. Thomas O.) Richardson (d. 1924), Boston and Newport, RI; 1925, bequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 16, 1925); October 25, 2012, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Skinner, Inc., Boston, July 13, 2013 (sale 2663B), lot 759.