Dish
1783-93 (made)
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Cake dish of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Fluted rim with a scalloped edge and decorated with a border of gilt festoons hanging from a blue band. In the middle are butterflies in blue and gold.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Cake dish of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Caughley porcelain factory, probably gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1783-93 |
| Physical description | Cake dish of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Fluted rim with a scalloped edge and decorated with a border of gilt festoons hanging from a blue band. In the middle are butterflies in blue and gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'S' (In underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Production | The underglaze blue decoration was carried out at the Caughley factory, and the gilding was probably added at Chamberlain's works |
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| Accession number | C.549-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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