Platter

1869-1892 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Platter of porcelain with moulded designs, lustred in pink, painted and gilded. Oval tray on a low foot rim. The rim is decorated with corals in relief and picked out in pink lustre. The centre is decorated with a swirling pattern of six fern-like leaves in relief.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with moulded designs, lustred in pink, painted and gilded
Brief description
Platter of porcelain with moulded designs, lustred in pink, painted and gilded, Belleek pottery, Fermanagh, 1869-1892
Physical description
Platter of porcelain with moulded designs, lustred in pink, painted and gilded. Oval tray on a low foot rim. The rim is decorated with corals in relief and picked out in pink lustre. The centre is decorated with a swirling pattern of six fern-like leaves in relief.
Dimensions
  • Length: 39.5cm
  • Width: 31.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Dog, tower and harp (Factory mark printed in black to the base)
  • Registration mark for 1869 (Impressed to base)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss E.Werge-Thomas
Object history
Part of a teaset C.26 to F-1975.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Langham, Marian, 'Belleek Irish Porcelain' Quiller Press, 1993
Collection
Accession number
C.26-1975

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Record createdSeptember 8, 1998
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