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Plate (one of a pair)

After engravings by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer French
ca. 1735–40
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 509
The beautifully painted flower baskets on these two dishes derive from French engravings based on the work of Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1634–1699). On the back of each dish are the arms of a Scottish family named French from Berwickshire.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plate (one of a pair)
  • Artist: After engravings by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (French, Lille 1636–1699 London)
  • Date: ca. 1735–40
  • Culture: Chinese, possibly for Scottish market
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain with gilding
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 × 15 1/4 in. (4.8 × 38.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
  • Credit Line: Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Purchase, Winfield Foundation Gift, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.187.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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designed ca. 1688, woven ca. 1690–1711
Basket of Flowers, Titlepage to the 'Book of Several Baskets of Flowers' (Livre de Plusieurs Corbeilles de Fleurs (...))
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Livre de Toutes Sortes De Fleurs D'apres Nature, Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer French, Engraving
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