Dish
ca. 1745-1750 (made)
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Dish or tureen stand of hard-paste porcelain. The rim relief-moulded in the Dulong pattern (1743), with rocaille panelled reliefs and raised ribs. The centre painted with landscape with elegant figures near a store or market and church, the four cartouches on rim with 'Watteau' figures in landscapes. The reliefs and rim are picked out in gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, relief-moulded, painted in enamel colours and gilt |
| Brief description | Dish or tureen stand, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamel colours and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1745-50 |
| Physical description | Dish or tureen stand of hard-paste porcelain. The rim relief-moulded in the Dulong pattern (1743), with rocaille panelled reliefs and raised ribs. The centre painted with landscape with elegant figures near a store or market and church, the four cartouches on rim with 'Watteau' figures in landscapes. The reliefs and rim are picked out in gold. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Frank Green |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1946, Pl. XXVIII (d), pp. 94, 95, 97. |
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| Accession number | C.117-1916 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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