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Plate

1810? (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain painted with black and brown enamels to imitate a wooden platter, and showing knots and graining, on which are placed four small engravings of landscapes with names of draughtsmen and engravers. Gilt edge.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with black and brown enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels with faux bois ground scattered with 'engraved prints'; Austria, Vienna, 1810.
Physical description
Plate of porcelain painted with black and brown enamels to imitate a wooden platter, and showing knots and graining, on which are placed four small engravings of landscapes with names of draughtsmen and engravers. Gilt edge.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A shield with the arms of Austria; impressed 10 and 12 in red. (In blue)
  • '10' (Impressed)
  • '12' (In red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4084-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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