Dish
ca. 1755 (made)
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Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Circular in shape and with a scalloped rim, and the edge is painted with a crimson line. In the middle, in a depressed scalloped compartment, is a mountainous landscape with a classical ruin and figures on the bank of a river, painted en camaïeu in crimson. On the rim is a bouquet and sprigs of flowers.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
Brief description | Circular dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1755. |
Physical description | Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Circular in shape and with a scalloped rim, and the edge is painted with a crimson line. In the middle, in a depressed scalloped compartment, is a mountainous landscape with a classical ruin and figures on the bank of a river, painted en camaïeu in crimson. On the rim is a bouquet and sprigs of flowers. |
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Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In red) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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Bibliographic reference | Honey, W.B. Old English Porcelain: A Handbook for Collectors. London : Faber & Faber, 1977. pl. 9a.
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Accession number | C.244-1935 |
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Record created | June 22, 2009 |
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