Basket
ca. 1770 (made)
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| Place of origin |
'Chestnut basket' or cream basin with cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Basket with cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | 'Chestnut basket' or cream basin with cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Formerly in the Alfred Trapnell Collection. |
| Historical context | The term 'chestnut basket' probably dates from the 19th century. These baskets can probably be identified with the pierced 'cream bason's with covers and plates in the factory's 1769 price list |
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| Accession number | C.444 to B-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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