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Dessert Plate

ca. 1775-ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, spirally fluted and with scalloped basketwork border; the centre painted with a flowering shrub; the border painted with four flowering branches and the rim with a trellis pattern.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Porcelain dessert plate, scalloped border and blue and gilt floral decoration, by Tournai porcelain factory, ca. 1775-ca. 1800.
Physical description
Plate, spirally fluted and with scalloped basketwork border; the centre painted with a flowering shrub; the border painted with four flowering branches and the rim with a trellis pattern.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords and four crosses (painted in gold)
Gallery label
(07/06/2004)
Gallery 128 Decant 2003

The modelling has been attributed to Nicolas Lecreux.
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.379-1914

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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