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Dish with Lady in a Pavilion

Manufacturer (English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
OriginEngland
PeriodGeorge II (1727-1760)
Datec.1750-1752
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.) Outside Diameter: 22.4 cm (8 13/16 in.)
MarkingsRaised anchor
DescriptionChelsea lobed dish enamelled in red, turquoise, blue, black and gilding with a bijin (court beauty) listening to the song of a nightingale perched upon a cage at the edge of a veranda. There is a tasseled awning above and other birds in flight.

Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG04.18.15
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
On view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1680-1700
Object number: G05.12.22a-b
Dish in the Japanese Kakiemon Style
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1752-1755
Object number: G91.7.4
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750-1752
Object number: G04.18.17
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1690-1710
Object number: G05.12.25.1-2
Rabbit Tureen
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1755-1756
Object number: G94.2.1.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1750-1752
Object number: G11.13.5a-b
Two Boys and a Basket of Flowers
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.965.1-.2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1752-1755
Object number: G04.18.22
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1750-1752
Object number: G10.3.3
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1752-1755
Object number: G05.12.6.1a-b-.2a-b
Lady with a Child
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.993
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1752-1755
Object number: G08.6.2a-b