Dish
ca. 1770 (made)
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Dish of soft-paste porcelain, circular, fluted and with scalloped edge. The rim is divided by radiating bands of dark blue into four compartments in which are medallions with floral sprays in natural colours. The compartments are painted similarly with bouquets. In the middle are three butterflies surrounded by an undulating blue band on which are white flowers.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in colours and gilt |
Brief description | Dessert dish of soft-paste porcelain, painted in colours and gilt, Worcester porcelain factory, England, ca. 1770 |
Physical description | Dish of soft-paste porcelain, circular, fluted and with scalloped edge. The rim is divided by radiating bands of dark blue into four compartments in which are medallions with floral sprays in natural colours. The compartments are painted similarly with bouquets. In the middle are three butterflies surrounded by an undulating blue band on which are white flowers. |
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Marks and inscriptions | A fretted square, in blue |
Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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Accession number | 3180-1901 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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