Botanical plate with thistle
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 7/16 × 9 × 9 in., 1 lb. (3.7 × 22.9 × 22.9 cm, 0.5 kg)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2016

Accession year: 2016
Tags: Insects|Butterflies|Flowers