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Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
About 1752–58
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions Diam.: 36.2cm (14 1/4in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.669
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionLobed, scalloped and brown edged; across almost entire width a mackerel in natural colors over branch of fruited gooseberries and fennell; scattered insects and flowers. Peach fluorescence.
Marks Mark: No. 4 in blue underglaze on reverse.
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.