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Plate: C.40-1933

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Current Location: In storage

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'Egg and Spinach' Plate. Hard-paste porcelain applied on the biscuit with splashed yellow, green aubergine and white glazes in irregular patches.

'Egg and Spinach' Plate. Hard-paste porcelain applied on the biscuit with yellow, green aubergine and white glazes. The shallow rounded sides are resting on a low tapered foot and rising to a broad, everted rim. It is applied on the inside and the outside with the splashed glazes in large irregular patches, trickling downwards on the underside. The base is glazed in white.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 20.3 cm
Height: 3.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Circa 1662 - Circa 1722

Materials used in production

yellow, green aubergine and white Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating) : Hard-paste porcelain applied on the biscuit with splashed yellow, green aubergine and white glazes in irregular patches

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.40-1933
Primary reference Number: 74930

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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