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Plate

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded in relief and gilded. Painted in the middle with a design with two birds on a rock with foliage. On the rim are insects. Rim moulded in relief with a border of looped festoons and beading painted in crimson and gilt.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded in relief and gilded
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded in relief and gilded, possibly Naples Royal Porcelain Factory, Naples, ca. 1800.
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded in relief and gilded. Painted in the middle with a design with two birds on a rock with foliage. On the rim are insects. Rim moulded in relief with a border of looped festoons and beading painted in crimson and gilt.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords (In blue over the glaze)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.562-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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