Plate
ca. 1764-1770 (made)
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Soup plate, of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, the rim moulded in relief with overlapping leaves in blue and with a scalloped edge; the upper side is glazed while the base is left unglazed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Soup plate, of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, the rim moulded in relief with overlapping leaves in blue and with a scalloped edge, made by West Pans Porcelain Factory, Musselburgh, ca. 1764-1770 |
| Physical description | Soup plate, of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, the rim moulded in relief with overlapping leaves in blue and with a scalloped edge; the upper side is glazed while the base is left unglazed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed L's set back to back with two dots vertically arranged below (Painted in blue on the base) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:683/A-1885 (Sch. I 442/A) Acquired as Longton Hall One plate was given to Lady Charlotte Schreiber by Augustus Wollaston Franks and the other was purchased from [illegible] of Hopetown's sale, Christie's for £2 2 shillings in March 1885 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 442 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:683-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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