Plate with “Lady Mary Wortley Montagu” Pattern
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
DecoratorDecoration attributed to
James Giles
(English, 1718 - 1780)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 2.5 × 22.5 cm (1 × 8 7/8 in.)
MarkingsFrettted square in underglaze blue
DescriptionAfter a Meissen silver-shaped dish, painted in colours with the “Lady Mary Wortley Montagu type” design a European bouquet in a central reserve surrounded by three exotic birds on branches in shaped reserves on a scale blue ground, decorated in the workshops of James Giles
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.110
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
Object number: G23.8.112
Artist / Maker: James Giles
c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
Object number: G23.8.191
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
Object number: G23.8.111
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768-1770
Object number: G83.1.1149.1-.2