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Plate, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain with a green translucency; standing on a straight sided foot rim, with curved then straight spreading sides; transfer printed in underglaze blue, with the so-called 'Elephant pattern' - a Chinoiserie style landscape with a willow tree, two large flowers, and a fret-work fence surrounding a garden containing two intricately shaped bushes; around the edge, a narrow floret trellis border, with Chinoiserie flowers below, and an inner continuous scroll and rising sun pattern; underglaze blue print outlined and detailed in gilt, and a gilt band to the lip.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31028
Measurements
Height
(cm): 2.9
diam
(cm): 21
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 8
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