Dish

1765-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of hard-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded. Lobed edge. The rim is moulded with six radiating panels outlined with rococo scrollwork in gold and with pale turquoise ground in the intervals. The panels are alternately moulded with palings in gold and sprays, and painted with bouquets. In the middle is a group of fruit and vegetables.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Dish of hard-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded, Ansbach porcelain factory, Ansbach, 1765-1770.
Physical description
Dish of hard-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded. Lobed edge. The rim is moulded with six radiating panels outlined with rococo scrollwork in gold and with pale turquoise ground in the intervals. The panels are alternately moulded with palings in gold and sprays, and painted with bouquets. In the middle is a group of fruit and vegetables.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 26.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'A' (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Purchased through the Bequest of Captain H. B. Murray
Object history
Imitated from Berlin porcelain.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.242-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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