Marriage Plate with the Arms of Geelvinck and Graafland

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Marriage Plate with the Arms of Geelvinck and Graafland

Place of OriginChina

Dateabout 1740

DimensionsDiam: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)

MediumPorcelain

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LineBequest of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin S. Kobacker

Object number

2012.70

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DescriptionArms of Geelvinck and Graafland.

Label TextThe wedding scene in a Baroque cupola surrounded by angels, peacocks, and doves celebrates the union of Nicolaas Geelvinck (1706–1764) and his wife Johanna Jacoba Graafland (1711–1740), who married in 1729. The plate was part of a large set probably ordered from China shortly before Jacoba’s death. The various sea-nymphs and the Triton in the foreground allude to the marine trade connections of this prominent and wealthy Amsterdam merchant family.