Plate
ca. 1753-1755 (made)
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Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted in red, blue, turquoise, black and gilt. Octagonal with narrow rim and deep well. Painted with a copy of the Japanese (Kakiemon) decoration of a Chinese historical figure, Sima Guang, as a boy rescuing a playmate drowning in a fish bowl by breaking it with a stone, to which the name "Hob in the Well" was applied in the 18th century; border of formal flowers, chiefly in red and blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, about 1750-55 |
| Physical description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted in red, blue, turquoise, black and gilt. Octagonal with narrow rim and deep well. Painted with a copy of the Japanese (Kakiemon) decoration of a Chinese historical figure, Sima Guang, as a boy rescuing a playmate drowning in a fish bowl by breaking it with a stone, to which the name "Hob in the Well" was applied in the 18th century; border of formal flowers, chiefly in red and blue. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
| Object history | London, Sotheby's, 06/11/1928. From the Sir H. Read Collection. |
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| Accession number | C.79-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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