Botanical oval platter with turnip leaf
Object type: Platter
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 5/8 × 14 3/8 × 11 1/4 in. (4.1 × 36.5 × 28.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Purchase, From the Marion E. and Leonard A. Cohn Collection, Bequest of Marion E. Cohn, by exchange, and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2016
Accession year: 2016
Tags: Vegetables|Insects|Butterflies