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Chelsea-Derby Porcelain (fl.1769-1784)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1772
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
145 mm (Height) x 90 mm (Depth)
Place of origin
Chelsea
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581944
Summary
A Chelsea-Derby figure of a seated Abbess reading from a book in her left hand, the pages of which are inscribed 'Omnia Noblis'. She wears a brown, black and white habit and sits on a turquoise-coloured chest, on a flat 'D' shaped base in white.
Provenance
Bought from Greenwood and Sons, York, 13 September 1962
Marks and inscriptions
203 (on inventory card in red ink)
Makers and roles
Chelsea-Derby Porcelain (fl.1769-1784), manufacturer