Plate

Gallery 390a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Plate

c. 1720

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the Dutch market

This plate is from a series of six known as the "Great Scene of Folly" and may have been intended to caution Dutch investors against disastrous financial schemes. Translated from the Dutch, the inscription reads, "Who Wants to Speculate on Utrecht or New Amsterdam."

Gallery 390a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Plate

Date:

c. 1720

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the Dutch market

Medium:

Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, enamel, and gilt decoration

Dimensions:

1 1/4 x 8 3/8 inches (3.2 x 21.3 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Eyre, 1958

Accession Number:

1958-93-17

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

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Gallery 390a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Main Building

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