Plate from the Hope Edwards Service
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 overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 3.2 × 22.5 cm (1 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionAfter a Meissen silver-shaped dish, painted in colours with the “Hope Edwards” pattern of fruit and flower clusters and scattered sprays, within an irregular claret ground ciselé gilding with corunucopia motifs, decorated in the workshops of James Giles
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.111
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Caughley China Manufactory
c.1775-1785, later decorated
Object number: G96.1.4.1-2
Artist / Maker: James Giles
c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
Object number: G23.8.191
Artist / Maker: James Giles
c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
Object number: G23.8.110
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768-1770; decorated in London, c.1768-1770
Object number: G23.8.112