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pickle-tray
Object Type
pickle-tray
Museum number
1896,1118.14
Description
Pickle-dish of hard-paste porcelain. Moulded in form of vine-leaf. Painted in underglaze blue with floral sprays. Marked.
Producer name
Factory of:
Bristol China Manufactory
Factory of:
Richard Champion
Production date
1770-1781
Production place
Factory in:
Bristol (England)
Materials
porcelain
Technique
glazed
painted
mould-made
underglazed
Dimensions
Height:
2.50 centimetres
Length:
10.40 centimetres
(base to top)
Length:
4.80 inches
Width:
12.10 centimetres
(at widest)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hobson 1905 / Catalogue of the collection of English Porcelain in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum.
(VIII.45)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Numerous chips to edges. Pitting and grit in the glaze. (Manufacturing fault).
Subjects
flower
plant
leaf
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Hugh Owen
Acquisition date
1896
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1896,1118.14