Dish

late 18th century or early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dessert-dish of porcelain. In the shape of a quatrefoil and has strawberry leaves in gold and in mouse colour, regularly scattered over the surface. Rococo gilt handle.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Pinxton Porcelain Factory, England (Pinxton), late 18th or early 19th century
Physical description
Dessert-dish of porcelain. In the shape of a quatrefoil and has strawberry leaves in gold and in mouse colour, regularly scattered over the surface. Rococo gilt handle.
Dimensions
  • Length: 24.8cm
  • Width: 23.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
A bow and arrow, in purple
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948. p. 207
Collection
Accession number
C.273-1916

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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