Stand
ca. 1780 (made)
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Teapot stand of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and hexagonal in shape with a fluted rim, and round the rim is a border of chain-pattern in gold on a band of bleu de roiedged with gold scrolls, and in the middle is a small river-scene painted in a medallion surrounded by a border of turquoise-blue husk pattern, and beyond this are three garlands of flowers with butterflies between them.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Teapot stand of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and hexagonal in shape with a fluted rim, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1780. |
Physical description | Teapot stand of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and hexagonal in shape with a fluted rim, and round the rim is a border of chain-pattern in gold on a band of bleu de roiedged with gold scrolls, and in the middle is a small river-scene painted in a medallion surrounded by a border of turquoise-blue husk pattern, and beyond this are three garlands of flowers with butterflies between them. |
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Marks and inscriptions | A crescent (In blue) |
Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Smart, London, for15 shillings in 1867 |
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Other number | Sch. I 596 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:633-1885 |
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Record created | January 26, 2009 |
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