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Junket dish: C.12-1958

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain junket dish, painted with scale-pattern ground in blue underglaze, onglaze in polychrome enamels and gilt.

Soft-paste porcelain junket dish, painted with scale-pattern ground in blue underglaze, onglaze in red, yellow, green, pink, purple and 'dry-blue' enamels and gilt. The circular deep dish has a fluted out-turned rim, with scalloped edge of 16 intersections, the well with a central indented scalloped-edge medallion. The blue-scale ground is reserved with two large gilt scroll-edged panels painted with floral festoons, separated by two smaller panels, and with four similar vignettes at the gilt-banded rim; the centre is painted with three large butterflies.

Legal notes

Given by Miss E.M. Furlonge

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 24.5 cm
Height: 4.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Worcester ⪼ Worcestershire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1958) by Furlonge, E. M.

Dating

18th Century
George III
Circa 1765 - 1770

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( red, yellow, green, pink, purple and 'dry-blue') cobalt-blue gold

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
steatitic Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: square seal mark

  • Location: Base
  • Method of creation: Underglaze in blue
  • Type: Mark

Inscription present: a small Albert Amor label is on the reverse

  • Text: W. Leslie Perkins
  • Location: On reverse
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: descriptive label

  • Text: 74 Whm.21.
  • Location: On reverse
  • Method of creation: In script
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.12-1958
Primary reference Number: 37008
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 3 May 2012 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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