Dish
Date1750-1752
Artist/Maker
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
(1745-1769)
OriginEngland, London
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsL: 8"; W: 6 3/4"; H: 1 1/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-85
DescriptionFluted dish with scalloped edge painted with brown line, decorated in the center in polychrome overglaze enamels, within black and red rings, with river landscape- in the foreground; a gentleman, a workman, masts of boats, barrels, and trees, and in the distance; towers, boats, and mountains. Around the edge are four flowers and leaves and three small flower heads.Label TextHarbor scenes painted by Herold greatly influenced Chelsea decorators. Although the Chelsea scenes are far less cluttered than the Meissen originals, both have many of the same elements: boats and men working in the foreground, and castellated turrets and church steeples beyond the water in the background. These merely fanciful scenes have been said to represent Chelsea and the Chelsea factory across the Thames, but the statement lacks foundation.
Raised anchor period.
InscribedNo
MarkingsAn anchor in relief on oval meadallion applied to exterior base.
ProvenanceEx coll: Sheelah MacAlaster, London; M.G. Kaufman., Chicago
Probably 1860-1872
ca. 1875
Probably ca 1825
ca. 1800
1752-1758
1750-1752
ca. 1770
1752-1758
ca. 1725
1735-1750
1800-1827 (compiled); some 1726