Paper-Weight
ca. 1868 (made)
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Paper-weight in the form of a figure of a dragon on a mound covered with shells, painted in enamel colours.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Paper-weight in the form of a figure of a dragon, porcelain painted in enamel colours, Belleek pottery, Northern Ireland, ca. 1868 |
| Physical description | Paper-weight in the form of a figure of a dragon on a mound covered with shells, painted in enamel colours. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Production | 3881-1901 to 3892-1901 purchased April 1868 by the Museum of Practical Geology |
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| Bibliographic reference | Langham, Marian, 'Belleek Irish Porcelain' Quiller Press, 1993 |
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| Accession number | 3882-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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