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Plate with "Disheveled Birds"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Scalloped edge with green feather motif. Fluted cavetto. At center, a tropical bird.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, English, 1745 – 1784
Workshop of
James Giles, British, 1718 - 1780
Date
ca. 1758–1769
Credit Line
Gift of Forsyth Wickes
Medium
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
Dimensions
H x diam.: 3 x 21.5 cm (1 3/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
plate
Type
plate
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