Basket
ca. 1770-85 (made)
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Basket of porcelain with applied decoration, transfer-printed with underglaze blue, painted with enamels and of shaped oval form with a wavy rim, and the sides are pierced with openwork, and at either end is a handle rising above the rim in the form of a twig, from which spring flowers and leaves in high relief are picked out in blue, and round the inside is a border of diaper and floral ornament, also painted, and on the bottom is a print of fruit with two butterflies and a spray of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, transfer-printed with underglaze blue, painted with enamels, and with applied decoration |
| Brief description | Basket of porcelain with applied decoration, transfer-printed with underglaze blue, painted with enamels and of shaped oval form with a wavy rim, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770-85 |
| Physical description | Basket of porcelain with applied decoration, transfer-printed with underglaze blue, painted with enamels and of shaped oval form with a wavy rim, and the sides are pierced with openwork, and at either end is a handle rising above the rim in the form of a twig, from which spring flowers and leaves in high relief are picked out in blue, and round the inside is a border of diaper and floral ornament, also painted, and on the bottom is a print of fruit with two butterflies and a spray of flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A shaded crescent (Printed in blue) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Kerridge, London, for £5 in November 1884 |
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| Bibliographic reference | For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. II.C.11, where dated 1770-85 |
| Other number | Sch. I 488 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:521-1885 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2009 |
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