Fruit Dish
1814-1833 (made)
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Fruit dish of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding; in the middle is the badge of the 91st (Argyleshire) Regiment. Of wavy oval form moulded with a shell and scrolls at either end. Round the rim is a border of national floral emblems in colours. The badge is surrounded by blue ribbons inscribed 'PENINSULA, PYRENEES, NIVELLE, NIVE, ORTHES, TOULOUSE' within a collar of thistles and gilt leaves connected by chains.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Fruit dish, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Spode Ceramic Works, Stoke-on-Trent, 1814-1833 |
| Physical description | Fruit dish of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding; in the middle is the badge of the 91st (Argyleshire) Regiment. Of wavy oval form moulded with a shell and scrolls at either end. Round the rim is a border of national floral emblems in colours. The badge is surrounded by blue ribbons inscribed 'PENINSULA, PYRENEES, NIVELLE, NIVE, ORTHES, TOULOUSE' within a collar of thistles and gilt leaves connected by chains. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Spode Felspar Porcelain' surrounded by a wreath of the rose, thistle and shamrock (Printed in mauve) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 2627-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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