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Dish in the form of a leaf
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
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