Dish

ca. 1780-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of hard-paste porcelain. Quadrilateral, with lobed angles. In the centre, a village feast, probably form an engraving after Teniers the Younger. In the background is an inn with a red and white banneret flying from a window. A bagpiper stands playing on an up-ended barrel, while a couple dance to the music. Behind them other peasants sit eating and drinking. In the foreground two groups are in discussion, whilst a small black dog runs between them. The rim of the dish is decorated with four oval panels enclosing sprays of flowers painted in purple and gilt, the panels outlined with gilding and reserved on a black ground. Between the panels are draped festoons of laurel in gilt.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Dish, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1780-90
Physical description
Dish of hard-paste porcelain. Quadrilateral, with lobed angles. In the centre, a village feast, probably form an engraving after Teniers the Younger. In the background is an inn with a red and white banneret flying from a window. A bagpiper stands playing on an up-ended barrel, while a couple dance to the music. Behind them other peasants sit eating and drinking. In the foreground two groups are in discussion, whilst a small black dog runs between them. The rim of the dish is decorated with four oval panels enclosing sprays of flowers painted in purple and gilt, the panels outlined with gilding and reserved on a black ground. Between the panels are draped festoons of laurel in gilt.
Dimensions
  • Length: 27.9cm
  • Width: 20.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
A shield lozengy and (?) '4' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mr Louis Cahen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.37-1957

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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