Fruit Dish
ca. 1754-ca. 1755 (made)
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Fruit dish of soft-paste porcelain, moulded in low relief and painted in enamel colours. Octagonal with flat rim. The middle is moulded with a wreath of flowers and painted with a bouquet. The rim is decorated alternately with moulded sprays and painted bouquets and has a brown edge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in low relief and painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Fruit dish, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in low relief and painted in enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1754-1755 |
| Physical description | Fruit dish of soft-paste porcelain, moulded in low relief and painted in enamel colours. Octagonal with flat rim. The middle is moulded with a wreath of flowers and painted with a bouquet. The rim is decorated alternately with moulded sprays and painted bouquets and has a brown edge. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor, in red |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 2951-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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