Bread Plate
| Title | Bread Plate |
|---|---|
| Date | 1785–90 18th century |
| Medium | Porcelain |
| Origin | Chinese, for American market Chinese |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bequest of James T. Woodward, 1910 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bread Plate” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1785–90. It is executed in porcelain. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1785–90. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Chinese, for American market. Browse more public-domain art from Chinese.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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- Botanical illustration ThemeThe history of botanical illustration, illustrated
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