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The Gabriel Goldney plaque
Manufacturer: Richard Champion (English, 1743–1791)
Manufactured by: Champion's Bristol factory (English, working 1770–1781)
Modeled by: Thomas Briand (English, active about 1740–1780)
Manufactured by: Champion's Bristol factory (English, working 1770–1781)
Modeled by: Thomas Briand (English, active about 1740–1780)
English (Bristol)
about 1777
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Biscuit porcelain
Dimensions
22.86 x 20.32 cm (9 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Hawes
Accession Number1986.977
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionChampion Bristol biscuit porcelain in frame. White bisque with very intricate floral wreath encompassing gilt wreath with gilt "GG" initials, all in wooden oval frame.
InscriptionsAffixed to the back (removed and now in object file) was an oval piece of paper inscribed in ink: "Specimen of Bristol China modeled by Thomas Briand of Derby 1777."
ProvenanceProbably Gabriel Goldney (b. 1732, d.1790), Bristol; by 1873, Rev. John Kellow Goldney, Clifton; Lloyd Hawes, Wellesley, MA.