Botanical plate with a flowering eggplant
Object type: Dessert plate
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Chelsea
Artist: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Artist bio: British, 1745–1784, Red Anchor Period, ca. 1753–58
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1755
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 3/8 × 9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in., 1 lb. (3.5 × 23 × 23 cm, 0.5 kg)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Jaffe, by exchange, Gift of James A. Moffett, by exchange, Tomasso Brothers Fine Art Gift, Fletcher Fund, by exchange, Bequest of Annie C. Kane, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 2016
Accession year: 2016
Tags: Eggplants|Butterflies