Bowl
ca. 1750 (made)
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Bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in blue. In the form of a shell encrusted with three murex shells forming supports, a limpet, cockles and other smaller shells. Painted outside with a spray of flowers and a floral border. Painted inside with two flowers on a leafy stem and a narrow foliated band.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in blue |
| Brief description | Bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in blue, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | Bowl of soft-paste porcelain painted in blue. In the form of a shell encrusted with three murex shells forming supports, a limpet, cockles and other smaller shells. Painted outside with a spray of flowers and a floral border. Painted inside with two flowers on a leafy stem and a narrow foliated band. |
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| Accession number | 1619-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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