Dish

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

Dish of porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded. Saucer-shaped and with a spirally fluted rim. Painted with flowers and foliage in gilt, entwined about a band of scale pattern in gilt and blue.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Dish of porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, Thomas Flight's factory, Worcester, ca. 1790
Physical description
Dish of porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded. Saucer-shaped and with a spirally fluted rim. Painted with flowers and foliage in gilt, entwined about a band of scale pattern in gilt and blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
A crescent (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Arthur Myers Smith, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.470-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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