Butter Dish and Cover
ca. 1770 (made)
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Butter dish and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated in imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain with an irregular panelled design of dragons, prunus-blossom, and chrysanthemum badges and diaper in colours and gold.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Butter dish and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Butter dish and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated in imitation of Japanese Imari porcelain with an irregular panelled design of dragons, prunus-blossom, and chrysanthemum badges and diaper in colours and gold. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayres, John, et al. Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe, 1650-1750. London : Oriental Ceramics Society, 1990. 292 p. |
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| Accession number | C.418&A-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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