Plate

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Lobed rim moulded with a wicker-pattern. In the centre is a bust of a Roman emperor painted in grisaille against a purple background in a gilt edged medallion enclosed by laurel wreaths and ribbons.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Lobed rim moulded with a wicker-pattern. In the centre is a bust of a Roman emperor painted in grisaille against a purple background in a gilt edged medallion enclosed by laurel wreaths and ribbons.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
Double 'C's' under a crown (In blue)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.101-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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