Dish

Dateca. 1770

Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

OriginEngland, Worcestershire, Worcester

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsOL: 11 5/8" OW: 8 3/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1985-8

DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain dish with the "Duke of Gloucester" pattern. The dish has chamfered corners and a flat border. The center of the dish is decorated with a bunch of fruit, mushrooms, and berries. There are smaller clusters of fruits at each corner of the dish. On each side and at both ends of the dish, there are butterflies in gilt cartouches. The rim has a line of green and feathered gilding. There are four clusters of fruit on the underside of the rim.
Inscription(s)NoMark(s)Large gilt crescent on reverseProvenancePurchased from: Sotheby's, London, 21 April 1953
Ex Coll: T.E. Inman; Albert Amor Ltd., London, March 1976
Purchased from: Mr. Samuel M. Clarke