Dish
ca. 1750-1752 (made)
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Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels in imitation of Chinese porcelain of the famille rose. With a narrow rim with a lobed edge painted with floral sprays in five compartments separated by diaper ornament on a turquoise-blue ground. In the middle, in a gold-bordered shaped panel set amongst the branches of flowering trees, is a bird perched on a tree growing amongst rocks.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1750-1752. |
| Physical description | Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels in imitation of Chinese porcelain of the famille rose. With a narrow rim with a lobed edge painted with floral sprays in five compartments separated by diaper ornament on a turquoise-blue ground. In the middle, in a gold-bordered shaped panel set amongst the branches of flowering trees, is a bird perched on a tree growing amongst rocks. |
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| 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. 11a.
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| Accession number | C.247-1935 |
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| Record created | June 22, 2009 |
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