Dish

ca. 1750-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Large circular serving dish with lobed border and waved edge, painted in colours with a border of scattered cut flowers and the centre with a spray of cut flowers

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware dish painted in colours, made at Marseilles, about 1750-1790, probably by Fauchier pottery factory
Physical description
Large circular serving dish with lobed border and waved edge, painted in colours with a border of scattered cut flowers and the centre with a spray of cut flowers
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Object history
Acquisition type: Bequest
Production
Acquired as Marseilles, Fauchier factory, about 1750 (which, however, seems rather early)
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.184-1951

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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