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Dish

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, porcelain, of octagonal form with flat sloping rim, painted in famille rose enamels and gold, painted in the centre with the arms of Bellewell, Sable, a chevron or between three swords erect argent hilted gold, but the crest is not recorded for Bellewell, although it is for Ballantyne and four other families, A demi griffin holding a sword or. The impaled coat is recorded for Tamworth of Lincoln, Halywell, Lea, and Walton, Argent on a chief sable three bezants. Round the well is a chain border and round the rim are four floral sprays.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels and gold
Brief description
Plate, porcelain, painted in polychrome enamels and gold with coat of arms, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period, ca. 1755
Physical description
Plate, porcelain, of octagonal form with flat sloping rim, painted in famille rose enamels and gold, painted in the centre with the arms of Bellewell, Sable, a chevron or between three swords erect argent hilted gold, but the crest is not recorded for Bellewell, although it is for Ballantyne and four other families, A demi griffin holding a sword or. The impaled coat is recorded for Tamworth of Lincoln, Halywell, Lea, and Walton, Argent on a chief sable three bezants. Round the well is a chain border and round the rim are four floral sprays.
Dimensions
  • Width: 21.6cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr P. Cooke
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Howard, David Santuary. Chinese Armorial Porcelain. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974, p. 545
Collection
Accession number
FE.79-1978

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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