plate
manufacturer: Chelsea-Derby porcelain factory (estab. 1770, closed 1784)
circa 1775
See full details
Object Detail
Description
plate, circular, of classical design, lobed, with a condiment rim painted with garlands of wheat husks. to the centre is a classic urn draped with flowers, scattered butterflies and insects
scalloped edge, decorated with flowers, insects and butterflies. Urn on plate has lid painted flower festoon extending past the sides of the urn. The comment regarding one of the green flowers painted on the reverse covering a kiln fault whch has become a crack refers to this plate Similar plate and decoration however insects and their placement is different. Also urn is a slightly different shape, has no lid, has a mask (face) decorating the top border and the festoon of flowers is entirely within the outlines of the urn.
scalloped edge, decorated with flowers, insects and butterflies. Urn on plate has lid painted flower festoon extending past the sides of the urn. The comment regarding one of the green flowers painted on the reverse covering a kiln fault whch has become a crack refers to this plate Similar plate and decoration however insects and their placement is different. Also urn is a slightly different shape, has no lid, has a mask (face) decorating the top border and the festoon of flowers is entirely within the outlines of the urn.
Maker and role
manufacturer: Chelsea-Derby porcelain factory (estab. 1770, closed 1784)
Production place
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Production date
circa 1775
Media description
porcelain (soft-paste)
Measurements
23 x dia 230 mm
Inscriptions
On the reverse is a gold Chelsea / Duesbury symbol.
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
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
A0313.1
TJC reference number
371
