Dish
ca. 1756-61 (made)
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Dish of soft-paste porcelain. Moulded in the shape of a leaf, over which is laid a spray of leaves and flowers in relief, with stems that project at one end to form a handle. The leaves painted in muddy green and pale yellow, the stems pink, the flowers in blue, yellow and iron-red. In the interstices between the leaves are painted motifs and insects. Three small crescent-shaped feet on the rounded underside.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Dish, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, probably by William Reid, Liverpool, England, ca. 1756-61 |
| Physical description | Dish of soft-paste porcelain. Moulded in the shape of a leaf, over which is laid a spray of leaves and flowers in relief, with stems that project at one end to form a handle. The leaves painted in muddy green and pale yellow, the stems pink, the flowers in blue, yellow and iron-red. In the interstices between the leaves are painted motifs and insects. Three small crescent-shaped feet on the rounded underside. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr D. A. MacAlister |
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| Bibliographic reference | For another of this pattern, see Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 3.160, where dated ca. 1756-61 |
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| Accession number | C.46-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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