Plate

Dateca. 1810

Possibly by Barr, Flight and Barr (1804 - 1813)

Possibly by Flight, Barr and Barr (1813 - 1840)

OriginEngland, Worcestershire, Worcester

MediumPorcelain, Bone china

DimensionsDiameter: 8 1/4"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object number1979-91,2

DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain plate with a line of gilding on the edge of the rim. There is a central medallion denoted by a band of gilding. It is decorated with a ribbed shell painted with tan, orange, maroon, and yellow. The shell sits on a bed of dark red seaweed, a piece of coral and two red round objects. The ground fades from tan to beige. The rest of the plate is decorated with gilt vermiculi (curly lines).

InscribedNo
Markings"BARR FLIGHT & BARR/Royal Porcelain Works/WORCESTER/London-house/No 1 Coventry Street"; and "BFB" beneath a crown, impressed
ProvenanceEx-collection: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III, Bassett Hall