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Dessert Stand

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

Dessert stand, of bone china, oval, enamelled with a purple flower spray, the rim with a pierced and gilded border.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
enamelled and gilded bone china
Brief description
Dessert stand, enamelled and gilded bone china, Staffordshire, ca. 1810 - 1820
Physical description
Dessert stand, of bone china, oval, enamelled with a purple flower spray, the rim with a pierced and gilded border.
Dimensions
  • Width: 26.5cm
Content description
purple loosestrife
Marks and inscriptions
'Purple Looiestrife' (common flower name, purple loosestrife, inscribed inside footrim in purple enamel, partly worn away)
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Robert Gerald Exley
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
c.109-2012

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Record createdJanuary 31, 2013
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