Finger Bowl
ca. 1758 (made)
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Finger bowl of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamels, cylindrical with a rounded base, the exterior printed with an aquatic scene with swans, ducks, a heron, and other birds
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel |
| Brief description | Finger bowl of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamels, cylindrical with a rounded base, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1758 |
| Physical description | Finger bowl of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamels, cylindrical with a rounded base, the exterior printed with an aquatic scene with swans, ducks, a heron, and other birds |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The pair of swans come from Pl. 159 of The Ladies' Amusement, and from Pl. 59 of Various Birds and Beasts Drawn from the Life by Francis Barlow. Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Wareham, London, for £2 in September 1868. Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 614 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:93-1885 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2009 |
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