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Fish platter
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Fish platter

about 1785
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain, overglaze enamels
DimensionsLegacy dimension: 1724 L. 22 7/8" W. 12 3/8" rim mended. 1725 L. 22 5/8" W. 12 1/4"
Credit LineThe Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession number51.791
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ClassificationsCeramics
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InscriptionsThe arms of Galvez encircled by the Order of Charles III of Spain and within pennants and cannons.ProvenanceHelena Woolworth McCann (b. 1878 - d. 1938), Syosset, NY; by descent to her children, Constance (Mrs. Joseph V.) McMullan, Helena (Mrs. Winston F. C.) Guest, and Frasier McCann; 1941, lent to the MFA by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation, New York; 1951, gift of the Winfield Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951, Deaccession Date: April 24, 2013)