Set of four dessert plates with hummingbirds
Manufacturer
Minton
(English, founded 1793)
CultureEnglish
OriginStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Datec.1874-1875
MediumBone china with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G91.3.104.1-4): 2.1 x 23.5 cm (13/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
MarkingsImpressed MINTONS, year cipher for 1875 and unidentified marks. Three hatched lines in red enamel. Blue enamel N. and G2031
DescriptionDessert plates have twelve shallow lobes in the round rim. They are decorated with a narrow turquoise border around the rim with heavy embossing. They have a burnished gilt borde, with swags of jewelled turquoise dots. Each of the four centres has two species of humming birds, all in brilliant polychrome enamels.
Credit LineGift of N. Robert Cumming
Object numberG91.3.104.1-4
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Minton
c.1862-1873
Object number: G91.3.92.1-2
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1796-1799
Object number: G19.10.6.1-4
Artist / Maker: Minton
c.1880
Object number: G91.3.106.1-2
Artist / Maker: Pinxton Porcelain Works
c.1796-1800
Object number: G83.1.1179.1-4
Artist / Maker: Minton
c.1880
Object number: G91.3.107
Artist / Maker: New Derby China Works
c.1796-1805
Object number: G83.1.1126.1-2
