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Plate (Dinner plate)
The Arbor
Cornelis Pronk, Maria Sybilla Merion
1738-1740
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Cornelis Pronk (Designer)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2000.0061.023
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Leo A. and Doris C. Hodroff
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Object Number
2000.0061.023
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Title
The Arbor
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Cornelis Pronk (Designer); Maria Sybilla Merion (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1738-1740
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Off-white, circular paper label with a black border around "<typed>·RAFI Y. MOTTAHEDEH· / <handwritten>581 / <typed>COLLECTION" handwritten in black and blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red, rounded rectangular paper label with "25" in white lettering
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Brownish, circular paper label with "<typed>SOTHEBY'S/<handwritten>MD/295/<typed>NEW YORK" in black print and black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Buff-colored, rectangular paper label with "ILLUSTRATED/BEURDELEY/CAT. 124 p. 177" handwritten in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Partially visible, off-white rectangular paper label with "41/VAL" handwritten in blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: "Vv 3365<stricken> 141/[??]w/[???????]/[?]ARE of PLATE/DIA 10 1.6"- c 1740" handwritten in blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Off-white, rectangular paper label with "L00.2130./112" handwritten in pencil
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "4541 FROM MOTTAHEDEH/COLLECTION- CHINA FOR WEST/P. 301- JORG "PRONK POR-/CELAIN" P. 34-35- LECAL/-BALER[?] P. 59- EXHIBIT/CHINA INSTITUTA- 1973-4/VIRGINIA MUSEUM 1981-2" in black and red ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "PLATE- 10 1/4" DIA. CHINA/EXP. PORC. PAINTER CORN-/ELIS PRONK. SEATED/LADY-ATTENDANT +CHILD-/[???] DUCKS- PANELS W/FLOWERS/+INSECTS-FRUIT/CIRCA 1740 4541" in black and red ink
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Dutch market (Chinese export)
- East India Company (Dutch) association
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1.26 (H) x 10.236 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.2 (H) x 26 (Diam)