id:			154585
accession number:	1989.189.21
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.189.21
updated:		2022-01-04 17:06:04.135000

Quatrelobed Dish from Dessert Service: Coxcomb, c. 1800. Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British). Porcelain; overall: 4 x 15.5 x 20.4 cm (1 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.189.21

title:				Quatrelobed Dish from Dessert Service: Coxcomb
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1800
creation date earliest:		1795
creation date latest:		1805
current location:		
creditline:			Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
copyright:			

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culture:	England, Derby, 18th century
technique:	porcelain
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British)  - made by
the "Crown Derby" period began in 1784 when the factory adopted a crowned D as its mark.
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measurements: Overall: 4 x 15.5 x 20.4 cm (1 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	inscribed in blue on back: Amaranthus./Coxcomb./crown/crossed batons and dots/D/115.
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Flowering of the Botanical Print
	opening date:   2016-03-26T00:00:00
	<i>The Flowering of the Botanical Print</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 26-July 3, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Stair & Co., New York); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1953.
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wall description: 
Each dish is decorated with recognizable plants, the names of which are inscribed on the base in both Latin and English. Identifying the blossoms only became customary in the late 18th century when a single piece of porcelain was decorated with one species, and flowers were represented along with leaves, stems, seed pods, and roots. All of this reflects Carolus Linnaeus’s recent invention of a scientific method to categorize all known flora. The decorations on the Derby factory’s products derive from contemporary English botanical publications. For instance, illustrations in William Curtis’s <em>The Botanical Magazine</em> served as models for the French marigold and nettle-leaved bell flower on the dessert service.
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.189.21/1989.189.21_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.189.21/1989.189.21_full.tif