15929969840001312637261000Standard Recordobject-131198170206259397916026017590001702062268746fitz-onlineadlib-object-131198https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1311987341f888-1a52-3308-99c6-ccc54018b25b7referenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelaingreen, yellow, lavender-blue, purple, dark brown and blackreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsDecorationin green, yellow, blue, purple, dark brown and black enamelsreferenceterm-120086adlib-term-120086cdecca31-5ec3-3fe3-9e5d-455d9771fda5painting overglazeApplied ArtsSoft-paste porcelain Botanical Plate, painted in polychrome enamels with flowers, plants and insectsSoft-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed and painted in green, yellow, lavender blue, purple, dark brown and black enamel-colours. Circular with a slightly upturned wavy edge, sloping rim and deep curved well, standing on a footring; three spur marks on base. The front is decorated with a composition of three plants: an anemone flower, amaranthus leaves, a stem of holyhock buds, and two buds above the anemone, a seed cut in half, accompanied by three moths; a dark brown line on the edge of the rim.126referenceexhibition-3305adlib-exhibition-3305534a3247-91a9-398f-abe9-7b419586f568Feast and Fast: The Art of Food in Europe (1500-1800)C.9-19921accession numberC.9-1992131198priref131198198819881988old loan numberStatham Loan 3-1988urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/131198https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/131198referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumBequeathed by Miss Statham, accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-150141adlib-agent-150141aa66239a-2b6d-36c3-80b2-cf5f2b976e97H.M. Government199219921992-01-20allocated17551755CE1755circa1755175611756CE17561756factoryreferenceagent-157802adlib-agent-157802e51ed5e2-3605-39a0-b953-487f1f622a3aChelsea Porcelain ManufactoryChelsea porcelain tablewares with botanical designs were described as decorated with 'India Plants' referring to the West Indies, rather than to the Oriental Indies as was usually the case when the Indies were referred to in the 18th century. For example, in the Chelsea Sale Catalogue of 1755, lot 36 on the second day comprised 'Twelve very fine desart plates, India plants, all different'. In 'Faulkner’s Dublin Journal' an advertisement on 1st July 1758 for a sale to be held in Dublin on 4th July and following days, described them differently as 'Table Plates, Soup Plates, and Desart Plates, enamelled from Sir Hans Sloane’s Plants'. Sloane (1660-1753), had been born in Ireland, and in 1687 had visited Jamaica. On his return he played an important role in the advancement of botanical studies, and the development of the Chelsea Physic Garden. Older publications often refer to this class of porcelain as being decorated with 'Sir Hans Sloane's Plants', although the designs were derived from works by several botanical artists. The design on this plate featuresa spray of Alcea rosea (hollyhock) buds, a flower which is not the flower of that plant, but probably an anemone, accompanied by leaves probably of the Amaranthus tricolour, as they appear pink and two shades of green on another plate of similar design. The hollyhock buds may have been derived from J.W. Weinmann, 'Phytanthoza iconographia', Regensburg, 1737-45, no. 693, and the other two plants from B. Besler, 'Hortus Eystettensis', Nuremberg, 1613, 1640 and 1713; vol. I, pl. 34 and vol. 3, pl. 339.referenceterm-106451adlib-term-1064519cdfd62c-ee07-3884-ae08-c797aad0863118th Century, Midreferenceterm-107736adlib-term-107736e93a8dd1-d76d-320b-be9b-afa352e322a1George IIreferenceterm-110762adlib-term-11076292b555c4-d666-3846-a471-77585013d6c6Red anchor period (1752-1756)referenceterm-106998adlib-term-106998e3be6de7-1089-333e-a2e9-d7165b18816dliteralEnglandEnglandcountryliteralMiddlesexMiddlesexregionChelseapossibly containing some tin-oxide to render it opaiqereferenceterm-32652adlib-term-3265282d8ae3b-f165-395c-ba93-dfa1c282b7beglazereferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainDiametercm23.3Heightcm3.6referenceterm-34935adlib-term-34935b6750733-fe79-33fc-b39a-c296fcd223b4platedessert platehistory noteDr and Mrs Hugh Statham; Dr Statham died 1967; Mrs Statham died 1970; their daughter, Miss Beryl Statham by whom lent anonymously in 1988 (Statham Loan 3-1988). Bequeathed by Miss Statham, 1990, accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 163, fig. 5.43, and p. 250, cat. 126 (NB text for cat. 125 and 126 was accidentally swapped). See also p. 93, fig. 3.46 on right of bottom shelf of the recreation of an English confectioner's shop window93, 163, 250referencepublication-8743adlib-publication-8743a86a8f73-aae5-372c-930d-aa215bd02c9bFeast & Fast. The Art of Food in Europe 1500-1800Cf. pp.22-25, for information about Chelsea botanical designs.22-25referencepublication-200002042adlib-publication-20000204261a144c2-39ac-3be6-8494-70df310c9752Sir Hans Sloane's Plants on Chelsea Porcelainreferencepublication-200002043adlib-publication-20000204305ae1c80-36fa-3217-9965-eb4bdf959b57Sir Hans Sloane's PlantsCf. pp.88-94, for information about Chelsea botanical designs.88-94referencepublication-200002044adlib-publication-200002044c608a700-6685-3e28-ba3b-d02c53c2f814G.D. Ehret's Botanical Designs on Chelsea PorcelainCf. pp.110-1 & pl.92 & colour pl.XII, for information about Chelsea botanical designs.110-1referencepublication-2684adlib-publication-26847f3148d9-48bf-33d9-b790-c7758a6e8305Chelsea Porcelainreferencepublication-2649adlib-publication-26499b08eb7f-6008-36b1-b224-09eb83b97d17British CeramicsCf. pp. 74-5, no. 9, a plate with an almost similar design in a private collection. The author identifies the plants as Anemone, amaranthus tricolour L., and Alcea rosea L., and provides references to illustrations in botanical works which probably inspired the composition.74-5referencepublication-8616adlib-publication-8616abbf241c-dc9d-3fc9-9ccf-ec0aab3e25bbSir Hans Sloane's Plants on Chelsea Porcelainanimalreferenceterm-109764adlib-term-1097640cfdd307-fb9c-3b3b-aa48-e9ce5c29fe0dmothsplantreferenceterm-113642adlib-term-11364206772fcc-8e7a-3fc7-8e66-2c446480fa5ehollyhockplantreferenceterm-110398adlib-term-110398f64b8e85-f73d-32ea-a561-86a48dc621daanemoneplantreferenceterm-135837adlib-term-13583745222efa-639c-3695-85b1-12e7f63fe692AmaranthusliteralmothsmothsliteralhollyhockhollyhockliteralanemoneanemoneliteralAmaranthusAmaranthusreferenceterm-34935adlib-term-34935b6750733-fe79-33fc-b39a-c296fcd223b4plateplatesoft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted overglaze in green, yellow, blue, purple, dark brown and black enamelspossibly containing some tin-oxide to render it opaquereferenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)Botanical Plateobject
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