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Pedestal

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pedestal of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In the form of a square altar with gilt mouldings and alternately painted on the sides with a bird on a branch and a bouquet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Pedestal of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded, possibly Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin or Fürstenberg Porcelain, Germany, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Pedestal of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In the form of a square altar with gilt mouldings and alternately painted on the sides with a bird on a branch and a bouquet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Length: 5.1cm
  • Width: 5.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'B' (Impressed)
  • 'I' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.88-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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