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Factory:
uncertain
(Perhaps)
Decorator:
Giles, James
(Perhaps)
Creamware plate with scalloped rim, and pierced border, painted in gold with an exotic bird between plants, and panels of trellis pattern.
Cream-coloured earthenware, moulded, pierced, and painted in gold. Circular with a scalloped and fluted rim, and shallow well. Alternate flutes on the rim are pierced by a stylized floral motif. The centre is painted in gold with an exotic bird standing between two plant, and alternate flutes on the rim with a panel of trellis pattern
History note: Unknown before donor
Diameter: 19.5 cm
Height: 2.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1971) by Sheppard, Christopher
18th Century
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1770
This dish has been attributed to Melbourne in Derbyshire but the existence of a factory there has been questioned.
Decoration
composed of
gold
Rim
Lead-glaze
Cream-coloured earthenware
Moulding
: Cream-coloured earthenware, moulded, pierced, and painted in gold.
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.6-1971
Primary reference Number: 80298
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Plate" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80298 Accessed: 2024-12-28 16:14:11
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