Botanical plate with spray of fruiting fig
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
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 3/8 × 8 × 8 in. (3.5 × 20.3 × 20.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Purchase, Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ignazio Peluso, Ada Peluso and Romano I. Peluso Gift, Mercedes T. Bass and Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2016
Accession year: 2016
Tags: Fruit|Butterflies