Fork
ca. 1750 (made)
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Fork, with a steel blade and silver ferrule, handle of hard-paste porcelain, relief-moulded with rococo scrolls and leaves, painted in colours with 'Watteau' figures in park settings and scattered insects.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Fork, with steel blade, silver ferrule and moulded porcelain handle, painted in enamel colours and gilt, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Fork, with a steel blade and silver ferrule, handle of hard-paste porcelain, relief-moulded with rococo scrolls and leaves, painted in colours with 'Watteau' figures in park settings and scattered insects. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.1463A-1919 |
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| Record created | October 29, 2009 |
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