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Soup plate

Possibly made by: Doccia Manufactory (Italy)
Italian
about 1770-1800
Object Place: Europe, Italy

Medium/Technique Porcelain, enamel decoration, gilding
Dimensions Height x diameter: 4.4 × 24.3 cm (1 3/4 × 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of George Washington Wales
Accession Number03.227
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionDeep well with red cockerels and foliage in iron-red and gold. Border decorated with three floral sprays.
InscriptionsPaper label on underside: "WALES / Italian Doccia / 919 2 pl /m"
ProvenanceBy 1903, George Washington Wales; Bequest of George Washington Wales to the MFA (Accession date: January 15, 1903).