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Plate (Dessert plate)
Worcester Porcelain Factory
1765-1775
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
2001.0003.036
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
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Object Number
2001.0003.036
Object Name
Plate (Dessert plate)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1765-1775
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
1 (H) x 7.75 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.54 (H) x 19.685 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sandon, John & Spero, Simon. 1996 Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1790: The Zorensky Collection. 526 pp.
• Illustration of a similar dessert plate dated c. 1770: p. 193, fig. 208Book: Sandon, Henry. 1992 Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain 1783- 1840.
• Illustration of pieces from a dessert service from the home of the Earls of Coventry dated c. 1815: p. 126, pl. 116Book: Sandon, John. 1993 The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1851, Volume 1. 1.
• Information of "Blind Earl" pattern: pp. 71- 72.Catalogue: Bonhams (auction catalogue).
• Three pair of similarly decorated blind earl dishes: April 23, 2008, nos. 191-193, c. 1772Book: Sandon, John. The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood.
• Naturalistically painted enamelled leaves and stems on Worcester Blind Earl dish: p. 64, no. 35, unmarked, c. 1758. Good info on pattern.