Dish
1770-1777 (made)
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Oval dish of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and with a lobed rim and an undulating edge, and in the centre is a classical urn painted en grisaille, festooned with roses, in an oval compartment bordered by a blue line entwined with a wreath of gold leaves, and round the edge is a broad formal border in bleu de roi and gold from which are suspended festoons of laurel, and between the oval panel and the festoons are weapons and musical instruments painted en grisaille.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Oval dish of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and with a lobed rim and an undulating edge, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1770-1777 |
| Physical description | Oval dish of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and with a lobed rim and an undulating edge, and in the centre is a classical urn painted en grisaille, festooned with roses, in an oval compartment bordered by a blue line entwined with a wreath of gold leaves, and round the edge is a broad formal border in bleu de roi and gold from which are suspended festoons of laurel, and between the oval panel and the festoons are weapons and musical instruments painted en grisaille. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Conjoined anchor and 'D' (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in gold on underside) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Cavalle or Cavallo, London, for £2 10 shillings [? pence] in 1867 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 395 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:446-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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