Partridges in wheatsheaf
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Partridges in wheatsheaf

TitlePartridges in wheatsheaf
ArtistChelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Dateca. 1755 18th century
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
ClassificationCeramics-Porcelain
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustrationOrnithological plates

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