Bowl

1807-1813 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl with cover and saucer, of soft-paste porcelain. The bowl is painted with a repeating pattern of flying birds in foliated volutes on a buff ground. A row of white beads on gold runs round the lower part. The cover and stand are painted with alternate bands of buff and gold foliage on white. The knob of the cover is surrounded by white beads.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Cups
  • Cover
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bowl with cover and saucer, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Worcester (factory of Barr, Flight & Barr), England, 1807-1813
Physical description
Bowl with cover and saucer, of soft-paste porcelain. The bowl is painted with a repeating pattern of flying birds in foliated volutes on a buff ground. A row of white beads on gold runs round the lower part. The cover and stand are painted with alternate bands of buff and gold foliage on white. The knob of the cover is surrounded by white beads.
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3293 to B-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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