Plate
ca. 1790-1800 (made)
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Plate of soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt. Painted with three sailing ships, one of them aground, in a square compartment within a gilt lacework border. On the rim a broad band of yellow edged with gilt cresting. Inscribed underneath in blue 'Aground'.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt |
Brief description | Plate, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, Derby, 1790-1800 |
Physical description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt. Painted with three sailing ships, one of them aground, in a square compartment within a gilt lacework border. On the rim a broad band of yellow edged with gilt cresting. Inscribed underneath in blue 'Aground'. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst |
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Other number | 6121 - Hurst Collection No. |
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Accession number | C.291-1940 |
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Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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