Plate
Dateca. 1810
Possibly by
Barr, Flight and Barr
1804 - 1813
Possibly by
Flight, Barr and Barr
1813 - 1840
MediumBone china porcelain
DimensionsDiameter: 8 1/4"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object number1979-91,1
DescriptionBone china porcelain plate with a line of gilding on the edge of the rim. There is a central medallion denoted by a band of gilding. It is decorated with a long pointed shell painted in pale olive, white, light gold & red, surrounded by purple and pale green seaweed like material on a brown and tan ground. The rest of the plate is decorated with gilt vermiculi (curly lines).Mark(s)"BARR FLIGHT & BARR/Royal Porcelain Works/WORCESTER/London-house/No 1 Coventry Street"; and "BFB" beneath a crown impressedProvenanceEx-collection: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, Bassett Hall
