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ca. 1785-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Lobed rim with a gilt edge. Painted with a repeating design of satyr's masks, doves and floral festoons. In the middle, within a wreath of roses, is a child seated amongst clouds playing kettledrums, painted in grisaille.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, made at Locré and Russinger's porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1785-1790.
Physical description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Lobed rim with a gilt edge. Painted with a repeating design of satyr's masks, doves and floral festoons. In the middle, within a wreath of roses, is a child seated amongst clouds playing kettledrums, painted in grisaille.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed arrows (Painted in underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.135-1922

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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