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Plate
The Hague factory (Dutch, active 1776–1790)
about 1780
Object Place: Europe, The Hague, The Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 2.7 × 20.6 cm (1 1/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.764
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPierced rim in rather coarse basket-weaving with three reserves of solid paste and scalloped edge. Ornamental border of blue & gold on rim, reserves & center; flowers on rim, birds in center.
Marks
Marked in light blue underglaze with a stork, for The Hague.
InscriptionsOn the underside, a small rectangular paper label with '1866' in black ink.
Another label, partially destroyed, with illegible writing.
Another label, partially destroyed, with illegible writing.
ProvenanceHelena Woolworth McCann (b. 1878 - d. 1938), Syosset, NY; by descent to her children, Constance (Mrs. Joseph V.) McMullan, Helena (Mrs. Winston F. C.) Guest, and Frasier McCann; 1941, lent to the MFA by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation, New York; 1951, gift of the Winfield Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951)