Basket
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
Decorator
James Giles
(English, 1718 - 1780)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1768-1773
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels and underglaze blue
DimensionsOverall: 7.5 × 18.5 × 15.2 cm (2 15/16 × 7 5/16 × 6 in.)
MarkingsFretted square in underglaze blue
Descriptionfrom the “Lord Craven Service”, of oval section, the everted sides pierced with basketwork, applied with florets at the interstices, painted in turquoise and puce enamel, and crabstock handles terminating in flower sprays, the interior painted in colours in the pattern with a large mixed flower spray within a broad scale blue band enriched with ciselé gilt sprays, decorated in the workshops of James Giles
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.70
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
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c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
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Artist / Maker: James Giles
c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
Object number: G23.8.110
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Artist / Maker: James Giles
c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
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Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
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