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Provenance
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Collection of Archibald FitzRoy George Hay, 13th Earl of Kinnoull (1855–1916), by 1911 [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1]; Christie, Manson & Woods, London, sale, 10 May 1911, lot 97 [2]; with George Robinson Harding (dealer), London, by 1911 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911; by bequest to the Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1]. Unconfirmed. George Robinson Harding noted the plate’s provenance in 1911 as “From the collection of the Earl of Kinnoul.”
[2]. Unconfirmed, see note 1. Possibly one of the plates sold by Christie’s in 1911 and described in the catalogue as “Four Chelsea plates, painted with exotic birds, branches and rocks, and with green edge”. See Christie, Manson & Woods, London, “Catalogue of Oriental Porcelain, English & Continental Porcelain and Old English Furniture, the Property of the Right Hon. the Earl of Kinnoull and Removed from Dupplin Castle, Perth, also Porcelain & Decorative Furniture from Various Sources,” 10 May 1911, lot 97.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, London (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.830