dish
Summary
Public: Dish, soft paste porcelain, moulded in the form of two overlapping leaves, transfer-printed overglaze in black with ruins and flower sprays. Private: Dish, moulded in form of two overlapping leaves, forked raised handle, protruding leaf edge. Transfer-printed overglaze, upper surface. Ruins with three figures shows river island scene of columned ruins, steps from water with two women, one barefoot, and naked child, tall tree to left, stones lie on ground, small figure far right. Near shore, right, statue on pedestal. Distant shore, right, buildings and tower. Rural landscape. Flower sprays, including roses and convulvulus around rim. Gilded overglaze band rim edge.
Object Name
dish
Creators Name
Date Created
c 1770=1780
Dimensions
to dish rim: 3.8cm
across handle: 26.5cm
: 206cm
accession number
1948.214
Collection Group
Place of creation
Worcester
Medium
Credit
Gift of Mrs R E M Dykes
Legal
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