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Dish: OC.48-1936

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Enamelled white dish, decorated with flowers which represent the seasons. The dish is oval with a narrow rim, deep and slightly sloping sides and a flat central area, which is supported on the underside by four strips of copper without enamel.
Decorated in the centre with a prunus branch and a spray of poppies surrounded by a narrow pale blue border with darker blue foliated scrolls and flowerheads over it. On the sides there is a pale and dark pink diaper pattern, which is interrupted by four oblong shaped panels containing respectively: a spray of roses, a prunus branch, a spray of daisies and two sprays of pinks.
On the rim there are black foliated scrolls and flowerheads embellished with gilding. The underside of the rim is pale green.
The back is decorated with a central spray of with an open poppy, a half open poppy, and a bud.
The sides have a pink ground, with darker pink foliated scrolls and flowerheads over it.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Reginald Cory

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.4 cm
Length: 27.2 cm
Width: 18.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1936) by Cory, Reginald R.

Components of the work

Back composed of ground colour
Flowerheads composed of gilt
Strips composed of copper

Materials used in production

Enamel

Techniques used in production

Enamelling
Gilding

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.48-1936
Primary reference Number: 201991
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 30 June 2015 Updated: Friday 23 June 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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