Plate (one of a pair)

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer

ca. 1735–40 · Hard-paste porcelain with gilding · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The beautifully painted flower baskets on these two dishes derive from French engravings based on the work of Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1634–1699). On the back of each dish are the arms of a Scottish family named French from Berwickshire.

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer

Date

ca. 1735–40

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain with gilding

Culture

Chinese, possibly for Scottish market

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Purchase, Winfield Foundation Gift, 1962