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Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain leaf dish, decorated with oriental flowers in puce enamels and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain leaf dish, painted onglaze in puce enamels and gilt. The oval dish is moulded as two serrated overlapping leaves. It is painted with oriental flowers in puce 'camaieu', the rim with a border of trailing sprays interspersed with gilt florettes.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA
Height: 2.8 cm
Height: 1 1/8 in
Width: 17.5 cm
Width: 6 7/8 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1918-08-28) by Griffin, Ralph, MA
19th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1760
-
1762
The flowers are in the manner of the 'indianische Blumen' of Meissen, which in turn derive from Japanese Arita porcelain with kakeimon decoration.
The shape derives from a Japanese late 17th century original. See documentation.
Decoration composed of enamel ( puce) gold
Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain leaf dish, decorated with oriental flowers in puce enamels and gilt
Accession number: C.19-1918
Primary reference Number: 72858
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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