Botanical plate with fruiting branch
Object type: 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 9/16 × 9 1/8 × 9 1/8 in., 1 lb. (4 × 23.2 × 23.2 cm, 0.5 kg)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Purchase, Bequest of Bernard M. Baruch, by exchange, 2016
Accession year: 2016
Tags: Fruit|Butterflies