Dessert plate & print

made by Derby Porcelain Factory (active 1748 - 1848)

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

1) circa 1791; 2) 1784

1) Dessert plate, a copy of a plate from the 'Hope' service by the Worcester Factory for the Duke of Clarence. It may have been made as a sample to illustrate the superior quality of the Derby product over the Worcester porcelain. This was a period when the first Derby Porcelain Factory was trying to boost its status and regard at court. 2) Framed copy of the source print, 'Griselda' by Bartolozzi, after Anglika Kauffman.

• Artists Include:
• Thomas Soar
• Francesco Bartolozzi

• Medium: 1) soft paste porcelain; 2) sepia
• Dimensions: 1) diameter 24.3cm; 2) 45 x 37.5cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1450 ( Total: £5,800)
• ArtFunded in: 2004
• Vendor: N Gent

Provenance

Unknown collector, 1907; J A Robinson; Albert Amor; N Gent.

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