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Octagonal plate with flowering plants and the arms of the Grant family
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Octagonal plate with flowering plants and the arms of the Grant family

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1774 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; formed; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Octagonal porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, purple, black, and gold. On the flat surface, a group of flowering plants; on the wall, a spearhead border interrupted by the coat of arms of the Grant family with three crowns and a boar's head on a red ground. The crest is a hand holding a branch. The coat of arms is surrounded by floral branches with a scroll at the bottom reading 'RADICEM FRONDES FIRMANT'. On the rim, loose floral branches and a spearhead border. Old label on the underside with 'Grant'. Some chips in the rim. Heraldic porcelain with enamel colors.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOctagonal plate with flowering plants and the arms of the Grant family. c. 1750 - c. 1774. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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