Pedestal
ca. 1775 (made)
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Pedestal of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and in the form of a plinth with four incurved sides on which are four griffins with scrolled extremities, and supporting on their heads a tablet of the same form as the plinth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Pedestal of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, made by Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Pedestal of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and in the form of a plinth with four incurved sides on which are four griffins with scrolled extremities, and supporting on their heads a tablet of the same form as the plinth. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:248-1885 (Sch. I 377); on this, however, see below. One pedestal was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Acton, Richmond, for 15 shillings in June 1864 and the other from Goodman, Bath, for 10 shillings in April 1881. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 377A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:248/A-1885 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2009 |
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