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Tray

1950s (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tray, square with rounded corners, porcelain with high temperature glaze. Decorated with line drawing of young man and woman in period costume; she is sitting on a chaise longue, he is raising one leg in the air. She is balancing a tray of chemical apparatus on her head. Two birds and a cat are included; flowers and grasses are dotted in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, glazed with painted decoration
Brief description
Tray, glazed porcelain with painted decoration, manufactured by Rosenthal, illustrated by Peynet, Germany, 1950s.
Physical description
Tray, square with rounded corners, porcelain with high temperature glaze. Decorated with line drawing of young man and woman in period costume; she is sitting on a chaise longue, he is raising one leg in the air. She is balancing a tray of chemical apparatus on her head. Two birds and a cat are included; flowers and grasses are dotted in gold.
Dimensions
  • Length: 17cm
  • Width: 17cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Rosenthal Germany' (In green)
  • 'Rosenthal / Technische / Werke / Zweigniederlassung der Rosenthal-Porzellan Aktiengesellschaft' (In gold)
Credit line
Given by Mr Richard Dennis
Object history
Part of a large gift given by Richard Dennis (C.24 to C.34-1987).
Production
Illustration by Peynet
Collection
Accession number
C.33-1987

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Record createdOctober 27, 2008
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