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Plate
(Untitled) Don Quixote
Bernard Picart, Charles-Antoine Coypel, Miguel de Cervantes
1740-1750
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bernard Picart (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2001.0020.003
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Leo A. and Doris C. Hodroff
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Complete Details
Object Number
2001.0020.003
Object Name
Plate
Title
(Untitled) Don Quixote
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Bernard Picart (Design inspiration); Charles-Antoine Coypel (Design inspiration); Miguel de Cervantes (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1740-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red, rounded rectangular paper label with "55" in white lettering that is crossed out with black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Offi-white, rectangular paper label with "MOTTAHEDEH/NY" handwritten in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, circular paper label with two black borders around "<typed>·RAFI Y. MOTTAHEDEH·/<handwritten>776/<typed>COLLECTION" in black and blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Green and white, circular paper label with "<typed>Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection/<handwritten>4546" in black and blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "4546 FROM MOTTAHEDHA[sic]/COLLECTION- CHINA FOR/WEST PP. 345-346./ILLUST. HOWARD + AYERS/'MASTERPIECES'/EXHIBIT- VIRGINIA MUS 1981" handwritten in black and red ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "PLATE 9" DIA. CHINA EXP./'DON QUIXOTE' WEARING/YELLOW- BLUE ARMOR/ROSE CLOAK ON HORSE/2 WOMEN- 4 PANELS/CIRCA 1750-60 4546" handwritten in black and red ink
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Literary scene
- Literature
- Cervantes
- Don Quixote
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
0.945 (H) x 9.134 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.4 (H) x 23.2 (Diam)