Plate
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Bow Porcelain Factory (English, active c. 1747-1775)
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration and gilding
Geography
London, England
Date
c.1760-1776
Dimensions
20.5 cm
Object number
980.239.16.A
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Elizabeth John-McColl Foundation
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Europe
Description
The decoration is inspired by the insects painted on Meissen porcelain and the exotic birds painted on the porcelain made at Vincennes and Sèvres. Scholars often attribute rare English decoration of this type to the Giles decorating studio in London.
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