Dessert service
Derby Porcelain Works
Category
Ceramics
Date
1795 - 1805
Materials
soft paste porcelain
Measurements
245 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Derby
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Basildon Park, Berkshire
NT 266578
Summary
Part dessert service, soft-paste porcelain consisting of a pineapple dish or holder, three large circular plates and one dish; Derby Porcelain Factory, ca 1795-1805; all decorated with in polychrome enamels with flowers and pink grounds, pattern number 212.
Provenance
Bequest of R. C. Sneyers, The Rectory, Milford, Godalming, Surrey, 1988.
Makers and roles
Derby Porcelain Works, factory after Sydenham Edwards (1768 - 1819), artist after James Sowerby (London 1757 – London 1822), artist after Sansom, Francis, engraver (printmaker) after William Curtis (1746-1799), publisher
References
Ledger 1991: A. P. Ledger, 'Derby 'Botanical' Dessert Services, 1791-1811; A Research Study', Derby Porcelain International Society, Vol.2 (1991), pp.79-102. Twitchett, John, Derby Porcelain 1748-1848. An Illustrated Guide, 2002, p. 220