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Shell-shaped dish

Manufacturer (English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Datec. 1770
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue ground, overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 2 9/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 1/8 in. (6.5 × 12.5 × 13 cm)
MarkingsOpen crescent in underglaze blue
DescriptionA dish shaped as a shell with scrolled handle. Painted in colours with a European bouquet within a blue border. Accented with gilt scrollwork and dentil bands at rim.
Credit LineThe Radlett Collection of 18th Century English Porcelain
Object numberG13.12.3
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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