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Plate (Dinner plate)
Francesco Albani
1740-1745
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Francesco Albani (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0046.076
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Object Number
1956.0046.076
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Francesco Albani (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1740-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: On the underside is a yellowed tag with a hand-written brown ink label; "Set of 4 old Chinese famille rose plates enamelled with Allegorical groups representing Earth, Air, Fire, & Water after paintings by Francisco Albani (1578-1660) in the Turin Gallery"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: A small yellowed rectangular label with the inscription "#9/Earth on 4" and a typed label; "S/3 Rare set of 4 Oriental Lowestoft Plates decorated in European style with subjects emblematic of the Elements. China - circa 1770."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Elements
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1.102 (H) x 9.016 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.8 (H) x 22.9 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 71, pl. 7Catalogue: Motley, William & Cohen & Cohen. 2018 The Golden Gate Collection.
• Dutch market teabowl and saucer portraying similar Earth scene, after design by Francesco Albani (1578-1660), from Four Elements painted 1625-28 for Cardinal of Savoy, later King of Sardinia.Book: Sargent, William R. 2012 Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics at the Peabody Essex Museum.
• Plate and teapot in same pattern: p. 297, no. 156, noting "cardinal of Savoy...comissioned Francesco Albani (1578-1660) to make a series of four circular paintings of the elements--Air, Water, Fire and Earth." Print series after them also were created. See details. 1740-45Book: Le Corbeiller, Clare. 1974 China Trade Porcelain: Patterns of Exchange.
• Plate with matching border and different mythological scene: pp. 64-65, no. 27, with enamel scene in same style but after L'eau engraving by Antoine Herisset, after painting by Francesco Albani. Continental Market, 1730-40Book: Jorg, Christian J.A. 1989 Chinese export porcelain: chine de commande from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. 303 p.
• Similar object: pp. 178-79Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Similar objects depicting elements: pp. 331-332, nos. 327-328.