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Basin

ca. 1782-1787 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basin of hard-paste porcelain. Painted in a famille rose style with Chinese figures of a man proffering a flower to a woman holding a parasol, the scene taking place before a garden fence. The border with a simple arching design in iron-red, lilac and blue.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze, painted in enamels
Brief description
Basin, made by New Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, about 1782-87, hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze, painted in enamels
Physical description
Basin of hard-paste porcelain. Painted in a famille rose style with Chinese figures of a man proffering a flower to a woman holding a parasol, the scene taking place before a garden fence. The border with a simple arching design in iron-red, lilac and blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 14.9cm
Credit line
Given by W. H. Maund, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.70-1969

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Record createdJuly 28, 2010
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