Octagonal dish with leaves and cartouches containing inscription

Details

• Title

  Octagonal dish with leaves and cartouches containing inscription

• Artist/maker

  Wedgwood (established 1759) (manufacturer)

• Associated people

  Fath ‘Ali Shah Qajar, King of Iran (ruled 1797 - 1834) (commissioner)

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Staffordshire (Wedgwood) (place of creation)

• Date

  early 19th century

• Material and technique

  bone china, with underglaze painting in blue, and gilding

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  container › vessel › dish

• Dimensions

  7.2 x 26.9 x 21.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mrs Johnson, 1992.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1992.55

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