Dish

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. With a deep fluted rim, and qilins and birds in panels round the rim. A qilin and a bird are in the centre, in imitation of famille verte.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Dessert dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Thomas Flight's factory, Worcester porcelain factory, ca. 1775
Physical description
Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. With a deep fluted rim, and qilins and birds in panels round the rim. A qilin and a bird are in the centre, in imitation of famille verte.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 22.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Flight' (Painted in purple)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1017-1924

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Record createdJune 16, 2009
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