Plate
ca. 1784-1786 (manufactured)
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Plate of soft-paste porcelain, with undulating edge. In the centre is a cupid sitting among clouds ringing two hand-bells, and with a basket of fruit, in pink camaïeu. The rim is decorated with a band of foliated scrollwork in two shades of pink and with festoons of husk pattern in grey.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, manufactured by Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), ca. 1785 |
Physical description | Plate of soft-paste porcelain, with undulating edge. In the centre is a cupid sitting among clouds ringing two hand-bells, and with a basket of fruit, in pink camaïeu. The rim is decorated with a band of foliated scrollwork in two shades of pink and with festoons of husk pattern in grey. |
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Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
Production | Decoration previously attributed to Richard Askew, who, however, did not work at Derby until 1794. The plate was attributed to Askew on acquisition in 1901, and it appears in the 1876 catalogue of the Museum of Practical Geology by Henry de la Beche and Trenham Reeks as painted by him. It does not appear in the 1855 catalogue. |
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Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 118
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Accession number | 3041-1901 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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