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On Display: House - Chestertown Room
Basket (Chestnut basket)
Derby Porcelain Works
1760-1770
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Derby Porcelain Works (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1961.0926 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0926 A, B
Object Name
Basket (Chestnut basket)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Derby Porcelain Works (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1760-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside of dish
Inscription: The old HF du P number "1c30" is painted in red enamel and crossed through with a red enamel line
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
6.5 (H) x 6.2 (W) x 8.1 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.6 (H) x 15.8 (W) x 20.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Rice, Dennis G. 1983 Derby Porcelain: The Golden Years 1750- 1770.
• Similar model Derby chestnut basket: p. 150, pl. 119, Derby, c. 1760-65, differently painted and pierced.Book: Sandon, John. 1993 The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1851, Volume 1. 1.
• Worcester chestnut basket: p. 103Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 1981 Caughley & Worcester Porcelains, 1775-1800.
• Caughley chestnut basket: p. 215, pl. 89Book: Spero, Simon & Watney, Bernard. 1995 The Bowles Collection of 18th-Centruy English and French Porcelain. 189 p.; coll. ill.
• Worcester chestnut basket: p. 115