Dessert Plate

ca. 1755-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Circular plate with lobed border, the centre painted in coloured enamels with a floral bouquet , the border with scattered flowers, and the edge picked out in maroon

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in enamels
Brief description
Circular dessert plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted in enamels, made by Sceaux pottery factory, France, about 1755-1770
Physical description
Circular plate with lobed border, the centre painted in coloured enamels with a floral bouquet , the border with scattered flowers, and the edge picked out in maroon
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Production
Acquired as Sceaux, c. 1765
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.239-1951

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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