Sèvres-style Dessert dish in the Neoclassical taste
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
OriginWorcester, Worcestershire, England
Datec.1780-1785
MediumSoapstone porcelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 4.5 x 25.9 x 18.9 cm (1 3/4 x 10 3/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionKidney-shaped dish with border painted in three different ground colours - purple, pink and turquoise. Each painted in black with a different pattern and picked out with gilding. The centre is painted with dishevelled bird decoration.
Credit LineThe Vernon W. Armstrong Collection
Object numberG91.7.56
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
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