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Bow Porcelain Works, London (manufacturer)
Plate (c. 1756-1760)
porcelain (soft-paste)
2.7 × 23.2 × 22.4 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Colin Templeton Collection. Gift of Mrs Colin Templeton, 1942
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Plate
(c. 1756-1760)
Medium
porcelain (soft-paste)
Measurements
2.7 × 23.2 × 22.4 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Colin Templeton Collection. Gift of Mrs Colin Templeton, 1942
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
The floral imagery on this porcelain plate derives from botanical illustrations. The use of scientific botanical sources as a basis for ceramic decoration in England was pioneered at the Chelsea Porcelain Factory which exploited its proximity to the Society of Apothecaries’ Physic Garden at Chelsea in London to obtain subject matter for its decorators. Such botanical imagery reflects the heightened interest in scientific study of the natural world that characterised the age of the Enlightenment.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
298-D4
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited