Dr Syntax in the Glass House
Plate
1823-1827 (made)
1823-1827 (made)
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Plate of bone china painted with enamels and gilded. Circular with the edge moulded with eight lobes, four large and four small. The central roundel is painted with 'Doctor Syntax in the Glass House', and is encircled by gilt and pink enamel festoons and floral ornament reserved on a blue ground. The border has four gilt-bordered reserved panels each containing a flower. These panels alternate with moulded leafy floral sprays reserved on the blue ground and enriched with gilt leafy sprays.
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Title | Dr Syntax in the Glass House (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Bone china painted with enamels, moulded and gilded |
Brief description | Plate of bone china painted with enamels and gilded, New Hall porcelain factory, Shelton, 1823-1827. |
Physical description | Plate of bone china painted with enamels and gilded. Circular with the edge moulded with eight lobes, four large and four small. The central roundel is painted with 'Doctor Syntax in the Glass House', and is encircled by gilt and pink enamel festoons and floral ornament reserved on a blue ground. The border has four gilt-bordered reserved panels each containing a flower. These panels alternate with moulded leafy floral sprays reserved on the blue ground and enriched with gilt leafy sprays. |
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Object history | 'Doctor Syntax in the Glass House' is after Thomas Rowlandson (1820). |
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Accession number | C.41-1987 |
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Record created | September 28, 1998 |
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