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Plate, from a Dessert Service

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Circular form with scalloped edge and shallow well; wide rim glazed light blue, molded with five floral sprigs and scalloped edge, reserved in white; edge picked out in gilding; in center, a polychrome bouquet encircled by gilded vine motif, all on white ground.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Spode Ceramic Works, English, established 1776
Date
1833–1847
Credit Line
Bequest of Emily H. Chauncey
Medium
porcelain (feldspar), vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x diam.: 2.4 × 22.1 cm (15/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
plate
Type
plate
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