Plate

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, circular with eight lobes (a pair to CIRC.763-1956), decoration of floral garlands and sprays moulded in low relief and also painted with similar sprays and insects in enamel colours. The rim is painted with a thin line of dark brownish red.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in enamels
Brief description
Plate, soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in enamels, Chelsea Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1755
Physical description
Plate, circular with eight lobes (a pair to CIRC.763-1956), decoration of floral garlands and sprays moulded in low relief and also painted with similar sprays and insects in enamel colours. The rim is painted with a thin line of dark brownish red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.5cm
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr J. A. Tulk
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Manners, Errol. Meissen and England - the Baroque Influence. A paper read at the weekend seminar Fire and Form – The Baroque and its influence on English Ceramics, c. 1660-1760, 26th-27th March 2011, published English Ceramics Circle, 2013, pp27-58. Illustrated, fig. 14, p. 34.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.762-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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