Botanical plate with spray of fruiting fig, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, ca. 1755

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Botanical plate with spray of fruiting fig, ca. 1755, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 1 3/8 × 8 × 8 in. ( × × cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Red Anchor Period, ca. 1753–58), These botanical plates were produced by the Chelsea factory around 1755 and are often referred to as Chelsea 'Hans Sloane' wares, in reference to the royal physician, traveler, and natural historian who helped transform the Chelsea Physik Garden into a center of botanical knowledge during the British Enlightenment

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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