Plate with "Nativity"

Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649–1712)

about 1740

Object PlaceChina for export

Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain, black enamel

DimensionsOther (Overall): 27.9 cm (11 in.)

Credit LineThe Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation

Accession number51.905

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ClassificationsCeramics

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InscriptionsThe crest may belong to an English merchant banking family by the name of Martin.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)