Two plates with paintings of Dutch merchant ships and figures. Part of a collection of works of art, which includes specimens of Japanese and Chinese porcelain, Siamese and Japanese metalwork, Chinese and Japanese lacquer work, Japanese puppets, Chinese, Japanese and Siamese textiles and various books, bequeathed by the late Mr. W. B. Sutherland to his wife and offered by her to the Art Fund, which distributed them amongst twelve Museums and Galleries. One plate is currently missing from the collection.
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Date supported
1947
Medium and material
Porcelain
Gifted by
W B Sutherland
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