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A white plate with a dark rim. The center features decoration of purple and pink flowers, a basket, and other branch and leaf designs accented with gold.

A white plate with a dark rim. The center of the plate features decoration of purple and pink flowers, a basket, and other branch and leaf designs in green and purple. The design is accented with gold.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR62.122.B
People
Manufactured by Höchst Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1746)
Title
Saucer
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
cover
Date
c. 1755-60
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Höchst
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/223021

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1510, Modern and Contemporary Art, Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gilding
Dimensions
12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • maker's mark: bottom, incised: 25 [modeler's mark]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger, New York, NY, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1962

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
BR62.122.B
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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