Plate

ca. 1759 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the centre is a view of a German town, possibly Ferxheim. On the border, which is spirally moulded, are sprays and festoons of flowers. The rim and border of the centre panel is gilded.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Fürstenberg Porcelain, painted by Pascha Weitsch, Fürstenberg, ca. 1759
Physical description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the centre is a view of a German town, possibly Ferxheim. On the border, which is spirally moulded, are sprays and festoons of flowers. The rim and border of the centre panel is gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.2cm
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'F' (In underglaze blue)
  • 'D.B.' [indistinct] (Incised)
  • 'bev' Ferxheim (Inscribed on the reverse in enamel)
Credit line
Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.724-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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