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Dish
Chelsea porcelain factory, Nicholas Sprimont
1756-1769
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Chelsea porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
London (Chelsea); London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2014.0019
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Larry N. Deutsch
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Object Number
2014.0019
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Chelsea porcelain factory (Maker); Nicholas Sprimont (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
London (Chelsea); London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1756-1769
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Brown enamel-painted anchor
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
1.1 (H) x 9.6 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.7 (H) x 24.4 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Austin, John C. 1977 Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg.
• Same form Chelsea dish with raised anchor (1750-52) mark & fruit and leaf enamel decoration: pp. 80-81, no. 67Book: Austin, John C. 1977 Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg.
• Same form Chelsea dish with raised anchor (1750-52) mark & kakiemon enamel decoration: pp. 62-63, no. 43, noting Nicholas Sprimont made silver prototype for this model. Some have his date mark, 1746/47.Book: Young, Hilary. 1999 English Porcelain 1745- 95. Its Makers, Design, Marketing and Consumption.
• Circular plate after similar Sprimont design, with Aesop Fable scene: p. 35, no. 12, Chelsea, 1753-54