Plate
ca. 1770 (made)
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Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Scalloped edge. In the well is a group of dead game in a woodland clearing, comprising a duck, a pheasant and a hare. This decoration is based on a print from a series of six entitled Trofées de Chasse drawn by Christophe Huet (1700-59) and engraved by Jean-Baptiste Guélard, ca.1750. The border is painted with a shell edge, in blue and gold, and three trophies of dead game with hunting accoutrements also derived from Trofées de Chasse, alternating with swags of foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, made by Worcester porcelain factory, decorated by Fidelle Duvivier, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Scalloped edge. In the well is a group of dead game in a woodland clearing, comprising a duck, a pheasant and a hare. This decoration is based on a print from a series of six entitled Trofées de Chasse drawn by Christophe Huet (1700-59) and engraved by Jean-Baptiste Guélard, ca.1750. The border is painted with a shell edge, in blue and gold, and three trophies of dead game with hunting accoutrements also derived from Trofées de Chasse, alternating with swags of foliage. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Dora E. Grubbe |
| Object history | See notes for C.880-1935 |
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| Accession number | C.878-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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