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Plate

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Figure of a woman in the centre seated on a rock holding a tambourine, and enclosed by a band of gilt ornament. On the rim, set at intervals on a gilt wreath, are imitations of classical gems in brown, each enclosed by a band inscribed 'MVSEO FARNESIANO'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Naples Royal Porcelain Factory, Naples, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Figure of a woman in the centre seated on a rock holding a tambourine, and enclosed by a band of gilt ornament. On the rim, set at intervals on a gilt wreath, are imitations of classical gems in brown, each enclosed by a band inscribed 'MVSEO FARNESIANO'.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RF' under a crown (In red)
  • 'MVSEO FARNESIANO' (Inscribed on each band with a gem)
  • 'Mus : Ercol : Serie di Pitture . Figura Incognita Ritrouata ne scavi di Gragnano. Tomo IV Jan a : XXXI' (Written on the back in red)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.158-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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