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Dish

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, painted with enamels, in the style of Meissen porcelain, and circular with a shaped rim moulded in relief with three rococo panels separated by a trellis-pattern, and the panels are painted with groups of figures among buildings, trees, and shipping, and with a brown edge, and there are sprays of flowers in the middle.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and moulded in relief
Brief description
Dish of porcelain, painted with enamels, and circular with a shaped rim moulded in relief with three rococo panels, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1755.
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, painted with enamels, in the style of Meissen porcelain, and circular with a shaped rim moulded in relief with three rococo panels separated by a trellis-pattern, and the panels are painted with groups of figures among buildings, trees, and shipping, and with a brown edge, and there are sprays of flowers in the middle.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 41.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (In red)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Willson, London, for £5 shillings in October 1866
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 182 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:339-1885

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Record createdDecember 17, 2008
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