Dish

Date1750-1752

Artist/Maker Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (1745-1769)

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsH: 1 7/16"; 9 3/4" X 7 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1962-52

DescriptionDish of oval shaped form, with scalloped sides and shell handles, painted in overglaze enamels with branch with peaches and leaves, grapes and grape leaves, strawberries, a butterfly and a dragonfly, many concealing large glass imperfections.

Raised anchor period.
Label TextThis dish is derived from the popular silver shape used at the Chelsea factory, but the decoration is less familiar. The painting of fruits and flowers as if they cast a shadow on the porcelain is a device taken from Meissen, where it was called ombrirte teutsche Blumen. Shadowed flowers were used as a decorative element briefly during the red anchor period and rarely in the raised anchor period.
InscribedNo
MarkingsAnchor in relief on medallion applied to exterior bottom.
ProvenanceEx coll: M.G. Kaufman, Chicago