Plate
ca. 1775 (made)
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Cake plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with bouquets and scattered sprays of flowers and narrow gilt borders. With a ring in relief underneath within the foot ring to provide support in the kiln.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Cake plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Cake plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with bouquets and scattered sprays of flowers and narrow gilt borders. With a ring in relief underneath within the foot ring to provide support in the kiln. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '3' (In gold, perhaps the mark of the gilder) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Part of a tea service C.625 to D-1935 with teapot and cover (C.625A/1&2); saucer (C.625B) and two cake plates (C.625C and C.625D). Formerly in the Alfred Trapnell Collection. |
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| Accession number | C.625D-1935 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2009 |
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