Plate
ca. 1745 (made), 1763 (decorated)
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Deep plate with wavy edge. On the rim are moulded in relief scrolls framing shells and sprays on diaper grounds. The engraved decoration shows an overgrown urn on pedestal and trees. On the rim are flaws from manufacture.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, with decoration etched with the diamond-point and coloured in black |
| Brief description | Plate, hard-paste porcelain, with decoration etched with the diamond-point and coloured black, by Canon August Otto Ernst von dem Busch; Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, made about 1745, decorated 1763 |
| Physical description | Deep plate with wavy edge. On the rim are moulded in relief scrolls framing shells and sprays on diaper grounds. The engraved decoration shows an overgrown urn on pedestal and trees. On the rim are flaws from manufacture. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Stewart Acton |
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| Accession number | C.117-1945 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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