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Plate
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1760
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 25.3 cm (1 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2054
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPair of dinner plates form the Bird Service. Embossed borders each with 4 cartouche reserves decorated with colorful birds. Center decorated with flowers. Rims and reserves bordered in gold.
Marks
Crossed swords underglaze blue; incised 22
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)