Dish
ca. 1760 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In 1759, a porcelain manufactory was established in Weesp in North Holland, by Count van Gronsveld-van Diepenbroick-Impel (1715-1771), a Dutch envoy at the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin. The count had been able to study the porcelain factory there, and upon his return established his own factory specialising in useful wares. By 1768, the factory was bankrupt and closed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Dish, hard-paste porcelain, moulded as a basket after an English ceramic prototype, painted with flower sprigs, Weesp, The Netherlands, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Dish of hard-paste porcelain, moulded as a basket after an English ceramic prototype, painted with flower sprigs. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Features two crossed swords with three dots between the points of the swords, in underglaze blue |
| Credit line | Given by Lt.-Col. J. S. Cameron |
| Production | Note the moulded shape imitates English salt-glaze stoneware, c. 1740-60, also found in Vauxhall porcelain. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | In 1759, a porcelain manufactory was established in Weesp in North Holland, by Count van Gronsveld-van Diepenbroick-Impel (1715-1771), a Dutch envoy at the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin. The count had been able to study the porcelain factory there, and upon his return established his own factory specialising in useful wares. By 1768, the factory was bankrupt and closed. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.71-1934 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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