Plate
The plate is complete; there is a flaw in the paste on the inner base, breaks have been repaired with metal studs and there are glaze misses around the rim. The plate is circular with a plain rim. The rim slopes slightly inwards, the wall is low and the base is flat. The plate rests on a small milled foot that is free of glaze, and the bottom is recessed. The reverse side of the plate features five pairs of circular drilled holes, each holding a pair of copper metal spikes; made from a rod, these spikes are each inserted into a pair of small holes. Three of the holes with the spike ends are visible on the face; the decoration is traced and hand-painted in blue underglaze. The decoration covers the rim, wall and bottom of the plate. It is of a figurative, lakeside landscape type. The complex frieze on the marli is composed of two groups of alternately repeated elements, bordered by a row of spirals near the edge. One group consists of a narrow latticework underlined by a double line and trimmed in the center with a scroll unrolled in a triangle; the latticework supports leafy, flowering stems. The other group consists of two rosettes surrounded by core beads and supporting a flower. The decoration on the wall is a row of pairs of spirals encircling a trident. The background features an oriental scene with water, islands and two figures, surrounded by a thin ring. The main island supports a large rock at the foot of a large leafy tree. Near the shore, a male figure crouches in front of a low, bulging vase, holding a fish in his hand, which he presents to a woman standing on the planked foredeck of a low, covered wooden boat. In the background, another island stands out, lined with rocks and housing an oriental-style pagoda with stepped roof and trees. A bird twirls in the sky. The rim of the plate is covered with an iron-brown coating.
- Accession Number 2018.10.1274
- Date 1780
- Materials ceramics, fine hard-paste porcelain from China
- Measurements 2,7 x 22,8137 cm
- Accession Number 2018.10.1274
- Date 1780
- Materials ceramics, fine hard-paste porcelain from China
- Measurements 2,7 x 22,8137 cm
© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, Paul-Gaston L'Anglais fonds,2018.010.1274
Photo by René Bouchard
- On display
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