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Plate with elephant and rider
Chinese for export
about 1760
Medium/Technique
Porcelain with overglaze and white-on-white (bianco sopra bianco) enamels
Dimensions
10 1/8 in (25.7 cm) diameter
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. William A. Viall III in memory of Gretchen E. Viall
Accession Number2016.566
DescriptionMade for the Indian market. The well of the plate depicts an elephant driver (mahout) dressed in pink riding an elephant while brandishing a riding crop. In front and behind are rocky outcroppings with flowering plants. Scalloped edge.
ProvenanceBefore about 1976, The Art Exchange (gallery), New York. About 2014, sold by Polly Latham (dealer), Boston, MA, to Gretchen E. Viall (d. 2016), Providence, RI; by inheritance to her son, William A. Viall III, Providence, RI; 2016, gift of William Viall to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)