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White scalloped porcelain plate painted with a crested red and magenta bird on rocks, flanked by smaller birds and green clover sprigs.

Plate with "Disheveled Birds"

A scalloped white porcelain plate painted with a large crested bird with long plumes of red, yellow and magenta, perched on a rocky mound. Smaller birds with purple and blue plumage sit at the left and right within a border of green clover leaves.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1758–1769
Medium
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3948 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1774).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Plato de porcelana con aves entre tréboles

Un plato blanco de porcelana con borde festoneado, pintado con un ave grande de cresta y largas plumas rojas, amarillas y magenta posada sobre un montículo rocoso. Aves más pequeñas, de plumaje morado y azul, aparecen a la izquierda y a la derecha.

Português: Prato de porcelana com aves entre trevos

Um prato branco de porcelana com borda festonada, pintado com uma grande ave de crista e longas penas vermelhas, amarelas e magenta, pousada sobre um monte de pedras. Aves menores, de plumagem roxa e azul, aparecem à esquerda e à direita.

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