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Davenport Longport : Staffordshire (c. 1793-1887)

Set of dishes 1806-07

Porcelain | 3.8 x 28.3 x 19.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 57212

Davenport Longport : Staffordshire (c. 1793-1887)

Set of dishes 1806-07

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Description

A set of two porcelain serving dishes of elliptical shape, decorated in the Chinese Temple design; Chinese diaper border in gold, the centre painted with a temple in a garden, two Chinese figures conversing beside it.

Provenance

Part of a dessert service commissioned by George IV, when Prince of Wales, in 1806 (£847 1s., part of a service of over 600 pieces; invoice dated December 1807)
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Davenport Longport : Staffordshire (c. 1793-1887)
(porcelain manufacturer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George IV, King of the United Kingdom (1762-1830)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Porcelain

porcelain

gilded, painted

Measurements

3.8 x 28.3 x 19.6 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Ceramics
Object type(s)
containers
culinary containers
vessels for serving or eating
dishes
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Architecture
Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
Non-Christian religious architecture
Temples
Architectural history
Classical architecture
East Asian architecture
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Botany
Systematic botany
Trees
Willows
Science, Medicine and Technology
Agriculture and related techniques
Gardening
Gardens
Places

Place of Production

Staffordshire [England]

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