Sweetmeat Dish
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Date1758-1760
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 × 16 × 14.5 cm (1 1/2 × 6 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionOf circular form, with branch handle issuing moulded rose buds and leaves, painted in the Kakiemon palette with a fierce dragon amongst clouds, two crabs below, amongst peony and grasses, within a border of evenly spaced gold flowerheads upon a ground of tightly packed iron-red leaves
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.166
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750-1752
Object number: T15.2.88
Artist / 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
