Dish
ca. 1770-90 (made)
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Dish, oval with scalloped rim which is moulded with wickerwork and decorated with gilt festoons. In the middle is a landscape with buildings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | porcelain with blue and gilt decoration |
| Brief description | Dish, with painted landscapes in blue, decorated with gilding, Chinese, ca. 1770-1790 |
| Physical description | Dish, oval with scalloped rim which is moulded with wickerwork and decorated with gilt festoons. In the middle is a landscape with buildings. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Alice Hanslip |
| Object history | Given by Miss Alice Hanslip, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Historical context | Painted in imitation of English transfer-printed ware. |
| Production | The gilding was added in England, probably at Baxter's workshop in London |
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| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, pp.28-30, pl.28 |
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| Accession number | 333-1907 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2003 |
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