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Tray

second half of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tray of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Oval with a shaped rim and two gilt rococo scrolled handles. Painted in the middle with a turkey-cock and two hens in a landscape. At each end of the rim is a bouquet, and on the sides is a robin and a canary, the two latter are enclosed in compartments surrounded by rococo scrolls intertwined with gilt sprays and separated by panels of scale-pattern in low relief.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Tray of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Fürstenberg Porcelain, Fürstenberg, second half of 18th century
Physical description
Tray of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Oval with a shaped rim and two gilt rococo scrolled handles. Painted in the middle with a turkey-cock and two hens in a landscape. At each end of the rim is a bouquet, and on the sides is a robin and a canary, the two latter are enclosed in compartments surrounded by rococo scrolls intertwined with gilt sprays and separated by panels of scale-pattern in low relief.
Dimensions
  • Length: 29.5cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'F' (In blue)
  • 'C B F' (Impressed)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
627-1853

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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