Plate

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Round the edge is a border of pink fret. In the middle is a picture of a cupid inside a wine glass surrounded by grapes and leaves, after Anacreon.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Plate of porcelain painted in colours and gilded, probably painted by Thomas Baxter, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1820
Physical description
Plate of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Round the edge is a border of pink fret. In the middle is a picture of a cupid inside a wine glass surrounded by grapes and leaves, after Anacreon.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.8cm
Credit line
Given by Herbert Eccles, Esq.
Object history
From an engraving by J. Pastorini entitled 'The Cup of Delight' (1807).
Subjects depicted
Associated object
C.248-1919 (Source)
Bibliographic reference
Gray, Jonathan. Herbert Eccles: chemist, collector, connoisseur. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle, 2011, vol. 22, pp. 149-172.
Collection
Accession number
C.247-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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