DISH, DESSERT

CH1981.195

Kidney shaped. 'Standard' Derby Imari or 'Japan' pattern in underglaze royal blue with ferric red & green enamels. Extensive gilding. Paste probably contained high proportion of ox-bone from ca 1770 (40%). Soft clear glaze, pro to crazing. Painted mark, carelessly drawn in red enamel. Crown \ crossed bato with dots \ D. Numbers- '55' & '27'. Refs. J. Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, 1980 page 241, plate 321; 297 & 302.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1981.195
Accession Date: 24 Jun 1981

Material

Porcelain/Ceramic

soft paste porcelain (almost bone china)

Paste/Glass
Bone/Skeletal

Measurement

length255mm
width200mmmax.

 

 

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