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Bowl

ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of hard-paste porcelain. Of depressed hemi-spherical shape on a low foot. Round the rim a rounded dentil border in gilding, from which depend three festoons of flowers painted in enamel colours. In the spaces between the festoons, and lower down, bouquets of flowers similarly rendered. Round the foot, a band of plain gilding. Inside at the bottom, a spray of flowers painted in enamel colours.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bowl, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Amstel porcelain factory, The Netherlands, ca. 1785
Physical description
Bowl of hard-paste porcelain. Of depressed hemi-spherical shape on a low foot. Round the rim a rounded dentil border in gilding, from which depend three festoons of flowers painted in enamel colours. In the spaces between the festoons, and lower down, bouquets of flowers similarly rendered. Round the foot, a band of plain gilding. Inside at the bottom, a spray of flowers painted in enamel colours.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
  • Diameter: 21.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Amstel' in underglaze blue
  • 'LS' incised
Credit line
Given by Mrs M. Gross
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.77-1949

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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