Sèvres style dessert plate with ornithological motif
Manufacturer
Minton
(English, founded 1793)
CultureEnglish
OriginStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Dateca.1880
MediumBone china, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 2.8 x 25.2 cm (1 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
MarkingsImpressed "MINTON" and names of birds in French "La petite Charbonniere", "L'Hutrier", "Le Pingon" and "Le Figuier brun et jaune" are painted overglaze in blue.
DescriptionSevres style dessert plate with Ornithological motif has twelve shallow lobes in the round rim. There are named birds painted in the centre and in three reserves around the rim. There are also three butterflies in the rim reserves, and the rim has matte blue overglaze ground with heavy, ornate raised gilding.
Credit LineGift of N. Robert Cumming
Object numberG91.3.107
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
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