Finger Bowl
ca. 1755 (made)
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Finger bowl, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, and nearly cylindrical in shape with a rounded base and wavy edge, and painted with two partridges among herbage on one side and with a duck flying on the other
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Finger bowl, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, and nearly cylindrical in shape with a rounded base and wavy edge, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Finger bowl, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, and nearly cylindrical in shape with a rounded base and wavy edge, and painted with two partridges among herbage on one side and with a duck flying on the other |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:374/A-1885 (Sch. I 190A) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Hughes, Lewisham, for £2 2 shillings in April 1868 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 190 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:374-1885 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2008 |
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