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Dish in the form of a leaf

Made at: Worcester Manufactory (England)
Possibly decorated by: James Giles (English, 1718–1780)
English
about 1765
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Porcelian
Dimensions 3.81 x 19.68 x 26.03 cm (1 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Janet M. Wolfson
Accession Number1982.48
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionAttributed to workshop of James Giles, London. Soft-paste porcelain, molded form of two overlapping cabbage leaves; painted shell and scroll border in black and puce with radiations at each end (called "Sun in splendor" pattern), center has large flower sprays and butterfly in polychrome enamels.
Marks Unmarked.
InscriptionsWolfson collection label, "W No. 56"
ProvenanceTilley and Co., London (dealers); 1959, purchased by Janet M. Wolfson, Brookline, MA