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Plate from the Duke of Cambridge Service
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
Possibly decorated by: James Giles (English, 1718–1780)
Possibly decorated by: James Giles (English, 1718–1780)
English
about 1752–58
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
H: 2.6 cm (1 in.) x 9 3/16 in. (diam.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Janet M. Wolfson
Accession Number1982.24
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionWorkshop of James Giles, decorator, London, about 1760. Soft-paste porcelain, rims molded in five shield-like panels; decorated with polychrome enamels and gold with central fruit bunch, berries and a butterfly, rim with butterflies and insect in reserves, fruits in between. One of a pair with 1982.25.
Marks
Mark: red anchor.
ProvenanceOctober 7, 1959, Christies, London sale; Tilley and Co., London; 1959, purchased by Janet M. Wolfson, Brookline, MA