Dish
ca. 1755 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Dish of oval shape (imitated from silver), with indented shell-fluting and small irregular panels at each end, these, like the edge, outlined in chocolate-brown. Painted with a large naturalistic spray of leaves with yellow ranunculus flowers, and a small spray of blue cyclamen, with two moths. Three spur marks on the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Dish, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1755 |
| Physical description | Dish of oval shape (imitated from silver), with indented shell-fluting and small irregular panels at each end, these, like the edge, outlined in chocolate-brown. Painted with a large naturalistic spray of leaves with yellow ranunculus flowers, and a small spray of blue cyclamen, with two moths. Three spur marks on the back. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor in red |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Donald MacAlister |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.48-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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