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écuelle: MAR.C.44 & A & B-1912

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain ecuelle with rustic handles, and stand. Decorated with enamel colours and gilt, with a mauve scale ground. Reserves painted with with flowers and fruit. The rim of the stand is moulded and pierced, in a floral pattern.

Legal notes

Charles Brinsley Marlay Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Meissen ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century
1750 - 1760

Components of the work

Mark composed of underglaze ( blue)
Bowl Height 12.1 cm Width 16.5 cm
Stand Height 2.9 cm Width 21.3 cm
Stand Rim

Materials used in production

Enamels
Gilt
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling
Gilding

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.44 & A & B-1912
Primary reference Number: 140638
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 12 October 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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