Object Number 1969.0756.005

Object Name

Stand (Leaf dish)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Worcester Porcelain Factory (Probable maker)
1751-1852

Longton Hall Factory (Possible maker)
1750-1760

Place of Origin

Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Or Longton Hall, Staffordshire.

Date

1756-1758

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Underside; Old du Pont number is painted in red (nail polish?), "1a449"
2. Label; Underside; Blank round adhesive label

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

1.25 (H) , 8.31 (L) , 6.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.175 (H) , 21.107 (L) , 17.145 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Brian Haughton Antiques. 2004 Splendour in the Grass: Birds, Beasts and Flowers in European Ceramics.
• Similarly molded and colored example with printed butterflies and moths, with matching cauliflower tureen: p.77, no. 66, Worcester, 1756-58
[Book] Sandon, John & Spero, Simon. 1996 Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1790: The Zorensky Collection. 526 pp.
• Similar unmarked molded and colored example with printed decoration: no. 484, p.377.
[Book] Sandon, John. The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood.
• Enameled, unmarked Worcester leaf dish and cauliflower tureen: p. 63, no. 34, c. 1757-60. Leaf much like Winterthur's enamelled Worcester versions.