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Dessert Basket

ca. 1810 - 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dessert basket, of bone china, painted in enamels and gilded. Oval, the sides pierced with a band of overlapping circles, the handles formed as looped cut stems. Painted inside the base with a single spray of narcissi, the rims gilded.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Dessert basket, painted and gilded bone china, Staffordshire, ca. 1810 - 1820
Physical description
Dessert basket, of bone china, painted in enamels and gilded. Oval, the sides pierced with a band of overlapping circles, the handles formed as looped cut stems. Painted inside the base with a single spray of narcissi, the rims gilded.
Dimensions
  • Width: 28.9cm
  • Height: 10.7cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Robert Gerald Exley
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
c.107-2012

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Record createdJanuary 31, 2013
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