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Dish

ca. 1783-1792 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The dish matches a sherd excavated on the site of the Wirksworth porcelain factory in Derbyshire, and it is possible that the dish was made from a plaster mould purchased at the sale of the Wirksworth factory in 1777. A letter of 1778 shows that Thomas Turner, the manger of the Caughley works, thought highly of the products of the Wirksworth factory.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, decorated at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, made by Caughley porcelain factory, Caughley, ca. 1783-1792.
Physical description
Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Deep oval, and in the middle is a wreath in gilded relief, enclosing a spray of flowers. Around this is a garland of flowers, a band of shell-fluting coloured yellow and a border of chain-pattern in gold.
Dimensions
  • Length: 33cm
  • Width: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Salopian' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Summary
The dish matches a sherd excavated on the site of the Wirksworth porcelain factory in Derbyshire, and it is possible that the dish was made from a plaster mould purchased at the sale of the Wirksworth factory in 1777. A letter of 1778 shows that Thomas Turner, the manger of the Caughley works, thought highly of the products of the Wirksworth factory.
Bibliographic reference
V&A Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information file
Collection
Accession number
C.131-1921

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Record createdMarch 24, 2004
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