Dish

Date1752-1758

Maker Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (1745-1769)

MediumPorcelain, Soft-paste

DimensionsDIAM: 7 1/4" X 11" H: 3/4"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. H. Struve Hensel

Object number1987-794

DescriptionAn oval, soft-paste porcelain dish with a molded rim. This piece was likely intended to be the stand for a tureen. The rim is accented with Rococo style scrolls highlighted with purple. There is a line of red, iron oxide, along the rim. There is molded decoration in relief of leaves, which are painted with green and yellow enamels.
ProvenanceEx. coll. - H. Struve Hensel

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