Dish
China
1735
- Medium
- Porcelain with enamel decoration
- Dimensions
- 1 1/2 x 9 in. (3.81 x 22.86 cm)
- Genre
- Ceramics
Tags
China
About
German botanist Maria Sybille Merian (1646-1717) traveled to the Dutch West Indies and painted a variety of detailed botanical and insect motifs popularized by prints and ceramics. This plate features the arms of a branch of the ruling Grimaldi family of Monaco - the butterfly wings enclosing a bee symbolize long life and industry.
