Plate
ca. 1755
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 1 × 9 × 9 in. (2.5 × 22.9 × 22.9 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
British, Bow, London
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Gift of Mrs. George Whitney, Mrs. William C. Breed and funds from various donors, by exchange, 2014
Accession Number
2014.600
Tags
About the Artist
Bow Porcelain Factory · 1747–1776
The Bow Porcelain Factory, established around 1747 in East London near Bow and relocated by 1749 to "New Canton" east of the River Lea, emerged as one of England's pioneering soft-paste porcelain manufacturers, rivaling the Chelsea factory. Founded by merchant Edward Heylyn and Irish painter Thomas Frye, who secured key patents in 1744 and 1748–49 for using Cherokee kaolin and bone ash, the factor...