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Basket

ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basket of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Oval in shape and with a wavy edge, foliated base and arch handle. The rim and handle are encrusted with applied flowers, and modelled. The outside is decorated with gilt lines on a dark blue ground, and inside is painted with bouquets.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Basket
  • Fragment
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded
Brief description
Oval basket of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Rockingham Ceramic Factory, Swinton, ca. 1840.
Physical description
Basket of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Oval in shape and with a wavy edge, foliated base and arch handle. The rim and handle are encrusted with applied flowers, and modelled. The outside is decorated with gilt lines on a dark blue ground, and inside is painted with bouquets.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Length: 29.8cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.761:1, 2-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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