Plate
1785-93 (made)
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Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red enamel, and gilded. Scalloped edge. In the middle is a lotus in red and gold, and from this radiates eight panels of lotus design in blue enclosed between bands of blue and gold diaper. Red edge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red enamel, and gilded |
| Brief description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red enamel, and gilded, Caughley porcelain factory, probably enamelled and gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1785-93 |
| Physical description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and red enamel, and gilded. Scalloped edge. In the middle is a lotus in red and gold, and from this radiates eight panels of lotus design in blue enclosed between bands of blue and gold diaper. Red edge. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'S' (In underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Given by Alfred Darby, Esq. |
| Production | The underglaze blue decoration was carried out at the Caughley factory, and the enamels and gilding were probably added at Chamberlain's works |
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| Bibliographic reference | For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. C41, where dated 1785-94 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.160-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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