Pair of plates
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1765-1768
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
Descriptionof silver shape, painted in the Imari palette after a Japanese original with four leaping carp above stylized waves, the ogee-paneled hexafoil border with oriental plants, framed by a rich gilt brocade blue band at the rim
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.118.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on viewArtist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1752-1755
Object number: G05.12.6.1a-b-.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.642