Plaque
1797 (dated)
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Oval plaque with border of leaf motifs in gold and black. In the middle, a mountain landscape with two figures. On the back, in red, the inscription:- "The Rock Called Matlock High Torr Near Matlock Bath Derbyshire 357 Feet in Perpendicular Height. Fronts to the North West. Z.Boreman Pinxt. 1797"
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain with lead glaze, enamelled and gilt |
| Brief description | Plaque, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, painting attributed to Zachariah Boreman, made in Staffordshire or Derbyshire, 1797 |
| Physical description | Oval plaque with border of leaf motifs in gold and black. In the middle, a mountain landscape with two figures. On the back, in red, the inscription:- "The Rock Called Matlock High Torr Near Matlock Bath Derbyshire 357 Feet in Perpendicular Height. Fronts to the North West. Z.Boreman Pinxt. 1797" |
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| Production | Painted by Zachariah Boreman onto a lead-glazed hard-paste porcelain panel, probably of Staffordshire manufacture |
| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948.
128 p., note 1. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1448-1924 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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