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Plate: EC.32-1945

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Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Vezzi Porcelain Manufactory

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain painted in iron-red enamel and gilded. The central area is decorated with a man asleep under a tree, and the flange with a bird in flight, a running hare, and buildings.

Notes

History note: Tilley & Co. from whom purchased for £11.0.0 by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 21 cm
Height: 2.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1945) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

1720s
Circa 1720 CE - 1727 CE

Note

This was the only recorded Vezzi plate until the sale of a plate with polychrome decoration in 1981

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( red) gold

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: the A is raised and smaller

  • Text: Ven.a
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in iron-red enamel
  • Type: Maker's mark

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.32-1945
Primary reference Number: 140427

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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