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Pen and ink drawing of a circular plate design with scrolled rim and central medallion of two seated figures above a cartouche reading Utica.

Pattern for China Plates (Utica)

A pen and ink drawing with gray wash shows a circular plate design with a scrolled, shell-like rim framing a central medallion. The medallion holds two seated female figures beside a cartouche inscribed with the word UTICA, set on a rocky base. The sheet is ruled into a faint grid.

Artist
George Knapton
Date
n.d.
Medium
Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1672 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1799).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection