Plate
CultureChinese
Datemid-18th century
MediumPorcelain with enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions Overall: 9 inches (22.86 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Elizabeth Calvin Bonner
Object number2003.16.8.2
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DescriptionChinese export porcelain plate with grisaille decoration highlighted with gold of European lovers reclining in a landscape with two dogs at their feet. A castle is in the background. The border of the plate is painted with eight cartouches highlighted with gilding: four of which are foliage C-scrolls; the other cartouches, also C-scrolls, are filled with cupids shooting arrows at the lovers and quivers of arrows. A border of gilded foliage and scrolls decorate the inner border.
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Ludwigsburg Pottery and Porcelain Factory
ca. 1763-1765
33-1365
