Plate

ca. 1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded; with three groups of roses and butterflies between them; the rim is lobed and has a border of beads in relief between two gilt lines

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded, made by Cambrian Pottery, Swansea, ca. 1815.
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded; with three groups of roses and butterflies between them; the rim is lobed and has a border of beads in relief between two gilt lines
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
''SWANSEA' and a trident [Impressed]
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Bohn's sale, Christie's, for £1 1 shillings in March 1875
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 800 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:808-1885

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2009
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