Armorial plate
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1743 - circa 1747
Materials
Porcelain painted in enamel and gold
Measurements
230 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271545.1.12
Summary
Table plate, one of 114, part of a 206 piece Chinese porcelain armorial service. Made in Jingdezhen, China and decorated in Gunagzhou (Canton) circa 1743 – 1747 in enamel and gold. The plate shows the arms of Anson quartering Carrier of Wirksworth, with a central design including a breadfruit tree, a palm tree and a pair of dogs. On the rims of the plate are two long panels showing waterscapes. The base features a ship's anchor entwined with a cable.
Full description
Table plate, one of 114, part of a 206 piece Chinese porcelain armorial service. Made in Jingdezhen, China and decorated in Gunagzhou (Canton) circa 1743 – 1747 in enamel and gold. The plate shows the arms of Anson quartering Carrier of Wirksworth, with a central design including a breadfruit tree, a palm tree and a pair of dogs. On the rims of the plate are two long panels showing waterscapes. The base features a ship's anchor entwined with a cable.
Provenance
Ordered by Commodore George Anson (1697 – 1762) between 1743 and 1747. On his death it was bequeathed to his brother Thomas Anson (1695 – 1773), of Shugborough, and hence by descent bequeathed to Thomas Edward Anson (1883 – 1960), the 4th Earl of Lichfield. Accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of estate duties following the death of the 4th Earl and given on loan to The National Trust for display at Shugborough Hall in March 1966. Transferred as a gift to The National Trust by H.M. Treasury on the 30th October 1984.
Marks and inscriptions
Base of plate: Historic NT Inventory Number: T/Shug/C/75 (46)
References
Jackson-Stops 1985: Gervase Jackson-Stops (ed.), The Treasure Houses of Britain: five hundred years of private patronage and art collecting, exh. cat. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Haven and London 1985, CAt. No. 377