Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain basket, painted with flowers in onglaze polychrome enamels.
Soft-paste porcelain basket, with painted onglaze polychrome enamels. The basket is circular with openwork sides, pierced in the shape of fourteen intertwined circles, which are applied on the exterior with cinquefoil florettes at the intersections. The interior is painted in the centre with a bouquet of flowers in red, yellow, green, 'dry-blue', pink and purple, with scattered sprigs around the well and pierced sides. The exterior has applied yellow centred green flowerheads. The rim with a gilt line border.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Diameter: 22.5 cm
Height: 6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1932) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, Mid#
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1765
Decoration composed of enamels ( red, yellow, purple, pink and 'dry-blue') gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, with painted onglaze enamels in red, yellow, green, 'dry-blue', pink and purple and gilt
Accession number: C.132-1932
Primary reference Number: 33945
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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