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Platter

Porcelain oval platter with molded scalloped edge lavishly decorated with white floral pattern with colorful elements. The central scene depicts an elephant with a rider flanked by brightly-colored flowers.
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  • Porcelain oval platter with molded scalloped edge lavishly decorated with white floral pattern with colorful elements. The central scene depicts an elephant with a rider flanked by brightly-colored flowers.

Date:

c. 1800

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Title

Platter

Place

Jingdezhen (Object made in)

Date

Made 1795–1805

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gilding

Dimensions

5.1 × 39.4 × 30.2 cm (2 × 15 1/2 × 11 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frederick S. Colburn

Reference Number

1958.269

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