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Plate (Dinner plate)
William Wissing, Pieter Schenck, John Smith
1735-1745
Description
The design source for the portrait on this hand-painted plate must have been a print after William Wissing's 1686 portrait of John Cecil, Lord Burghley (1674-1721). William Wissing (b. 1656) was born in Amsterdam and immigrated to England in 1676, eventually to become an assistant of the famous Sir Peter Lely (d. 1680). One engraving after the painting was created by Amsterdam's Pieter Schenck (1660-1718/19) and was titled "Petrus de Wolfe." The portrait of Burghley also was engraved in England in 1686 by John Smith (1652-1743). A plate from the same service as the example shown here is in the collection of Historic Deerfield.
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Wissing (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0047.019
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Leo A. and Doris C. Hodroff
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Complete Details
Object Number
2003.0047.019
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
William Wissing (Design inspiration); Pieter Schenck (Possible design inspiration); John Smith (Possible design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1735-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "REDUS + REF 5047 / PETRUS SCHENK- / ILLUST IN HOLLSTEIN / ETCHINGS- VOLXXV / RIJKSMUSEUM / HERVOUET + BRUNES" handwritten in black and red ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "PR. PLATES - 9" DIA / "PETRUS DE WOLFF / GENTLEMAN + DOG / HOUSE- FOLIAGE / CIRCA 1740 5047" handwritten in black and red ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Green and white, circular paper label with "<typed>Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection / <handwritten>5047" in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, circular paper label with "CG / 782 / 7" handwritten in blue ink
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, bottom edge of reserve
Inscription: Painted in black enamel Roman letters "PETRUS DE WOLFF PETR. FIL"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Monarchs and nobility
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1.083 (H) x 9.124 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.75 (H) x 23.175 (Diam)