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Butter dish and cover
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Butter dish and cover
- Place of origin:
Worcester (made)
- Date:
ca. 1770 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Worcester porcelain factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
- Museum number:
C.418&A-1935
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 145, case 9, shelf 3 []
Physical description
Butter dish and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated in imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain with an irregular panelled design of dragons, prunus-blossom, and chrysanthemum badges and diaper in colours and gold.
Place of Origin
Worcester (made)
Date
ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/maker
Worcester porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Dimensions
Height: 8.3 cm, Width: 11.4 cm
Descriptive line
Butter dish and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Ayres, John, et al. Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe, 1650-1750. London : Oriental Ceramics Society, 1990. 292 p.
Materials
Soft paste porcelain; Enamels
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Dragons; Diaper; Chrysanthemum; Prunus
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
Ceramics Collection
