"Lady with Parasol" plate
Cornelis Pronk
(Dutch, 1691–1759)
about 1740
Medium/TechniquePorcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels and gilding
Dimensions10 in (25.4 cm) diameter
Credit LineGift of William A. Viall III in memory of Gretchen E. Viall
Accession number2016.564
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
ProvenanceProbably a private American collection [see note]. January 22, 1998, anonymous sale (sale 8806), Christie’s, New York, lot 52, sold to Gretchen E. Viall (b. 1931 - d. 2016), Providence, RI; by inheritance to her son, William A. Viall III, Providence, RI; 2016, gift of William Viall to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)NOTE: An old, handwritten label on the underside of the plate suggests that it was in an American collection for a number of years before being sold.
Porcelain: 1628–44, mounts: early 18th century
Porcelain: 1628–44, mounts: early 18th century
about 1810
1710–25
about 1750