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ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sweetmeat dish, of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a conventional shell, encrusted with three murex shells forming supports, a limpet and other smaller shells and coral.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelalin
Brief description
Sweetmeat dish, of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a conventional shell, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Sweetmeat dish, of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a conventional shell, encrusted with three murex shells forming supports, a limpet and other smaller shells and coral.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Width: 14.9cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of a pair of dishes with 414:154/A-1885 (Sch. I 10A)
The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Allworthy, London, for £5 in January 1869
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 10 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:154-1885

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Record createdDecember 2, 2008
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