Stand
ca. 1800 (made)
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Stand, of porcelain, oval, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilding; round the edges are borders of leaf ornament and perforation, in the middle the arms of the Honourable East India Company and its motto on a scroll: 'Auspicio Regis et Senatus Angllæ'. Part of a dinner service from Fort St. George, Madras.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain with perforation, painted in overglaze enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Armorial porcelain. Stand, porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilding with the arms and motto of the Hornourable East India Company, painted in Canton, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1800 |
Physical description | Stand, of porcelain, oval, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilding; round the edges are borders of leaf ornament and perforation, in the middle the arms of the Honourable East India Company and its motto on a scroll: 'Auspicio Regis et Senatus Angllæ'. Part of a dinner service from Fort St. George, Madras. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Auspicio Regis et Senatus Angllæ' painted on a scroll |
Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1898. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Bought, £13 1s. (335 to J-1898) |
Production | from label |
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Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, pp. 9-10, pl. 1
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Accession number | 335J-1898 |
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Record created | January 28, 2009 |
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