Dish

ca. 1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. In the form of a stylised six-lobed shell with a handle on the right, moulded in slight relied and painted with gilt foliations. Small foot ring. Painted with an amaryllis in the centre.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in colours, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Dish of porcelain painted in colours and gilded, possibly by Swansea Pottery, Swansea, ca. 1815
Physical description
Dish of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. In the form of a stylised six-lobed shell with a handle on the right, moulded in slight relied and painted with gilt foliations. Small foot ring. Painted with an amaryllis in the centre.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20.3cm
  • Width: 20.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Jacobean Amaryllis' (In red under the base)
Credit line
Given by Miss A. W. Heneage
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.23-1939

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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