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Stand (Leaf dish)
Worcester Porcelain Factory, Longton Hall Factory
1756-1758
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.0756.007
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.0756.007
Object Name
Stand (Leaf dish)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Probable maker); Longton Hall Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Or Longton Hall, Staffordshire.
Date
1756-1758
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Old du Pont number is painted in red (nail polish?), "1a451"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Blank round adhesive label
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
1 (H) x 6.5 (W) x 8.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.54 (H) x 16.51 (W) x 20.955 (L)
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, 1756-58Book: 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.