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Plate

ca. 1750-1759 (made), 19th century (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, with decoration added later in 19th century. Decorated with a landscape with artists walking in a park, and women washing clothes at a fountain. Round the rim are four clusters of fruit and flowers.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, ca. 1750-1759, and the decoration added in the 19th century.
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, with decoration added later in 19th century. Decorated with a landscape with artists walking in a park, and women washing clothes at a fountain. Round the rim are four clusters of fruit and flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
A fleur-de-lys (In underglaze blue)
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
Plate
Porcelain
Mark: a fleur-de-lys, in underglaze blue
ITALY (CAPODIMONTE); about 1750-9,
the decoration added in the 19th century
J.G. Joicey Bequest
C.1756-1919
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1756-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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