Plate
ca. 1775 (made)
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Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with crimson enamel and gilded. Scalloped edge. In the well is an Italianate landscape showing classical ruins and a fountain by which are a peasant boy and girl. In the border are flowers and sprigs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with crimson enamel and gilded |
| Brief description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with crimson enamel and gilded, decorated in London, probably in the workshop of James Giles, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1775 |
| Physical description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with crimson enamel and gilded. Scalloped edge. In the well is an Italianate landscape showing classical ruins and a fountain by which are a peasant boy and girl. In the border are flowers and sprigs. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Dora E. Grubbe |
| Object history | See notes for C.880-1935 The source for the design is an engraving by the engraver-publisher François Vivares (1709-1780) after a painting by Franz de Paula Ferg (1689-1737/40?), probably inspired by Nicolaes Berchem. See Jacob-Hansen below. |
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| Accession number | C.879-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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