Plate
Production date
1770s
Description
Soup plate: pink diaper pattern rim border with tiny red arches below; cavetto has 4 opposing floral sprigs in pink and green; central lappet-style medallion enclosing large spray of flowers in semi-European style, in pink, red, puce and green; all on a white ground; obverse plain; cut-away footring.
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Object Detail
Height: 38mm (1 1/2")
to Mrs Ellen [Shid...] in 1894
Marks/Inscriptions: Real old Bristol. Part of a dinner service imported by the Penfold family into Madeira from Bristol at the period of its manufacture. These plates were given to Mrs John [Shid....] (Ellen) by Mr & Mrs Izard of Chch, Canterbury, New Zealand in 1894.; Type of mark: annotation; Method: Hand-written; Notes: pencil note glued to reverse. Note that Bristol origin is incorrect.
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