sweetmeat
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1751, closed 1862); proprietor: John Wall (English, b.1708, d.1776);
circa 1770
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Description
Sweetmeat stand, three scallop shells, hand-painted with various floral designs, edged with pink enamel and gilded, separated with encrusted shells, coral and seaweed and mounted on an encrusted base of individually moulded and sprigged shells, coral and seaweed. Unmarked. the sweet meat stand was made at the Worcester porcelain factory towards the end of the Dr Wall period, (1751-1776).
Maker and role
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1751, closed 1862)
proprietor: John Wall (English, b.1708, d.1776)
proprietor: John Wall (English, b.1708, d.1776)
Production place
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Production date
circa 1770
Media description
porcelain
Measurements
110 mm
Credit line
purchased with funds provided by the Nina Stanton 18th Century Porcelain Bequest, 2017
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A1407
TJC reference number
1768
