Dish
1750/60
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels
Dimensions
6.6 × 28.5 cm (2 9/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
Classification
dish (vessel)
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
135813
Art Historical Context
This elegant dish, crafted by the Chelsea Porcelain around 1750–1760, exemplifies early English porcelain artistry. Measuring just 6.6 × 28.5 cm, it was fashioned from soft-paste porcelain groundbreaking medium in Britain that blended clay with ground glass and fired at lower temperatures than true hard-paste porcelain Vibrant polychrome enamels rich, multicolored glazes, enhancing its appeal as a functional yet luxurious vessel in the Applied Arts Europe. The Chelsea Porcelain Factory, active in London from the 1740s, marked a pivotal moment in British ceramics, seeking to rival prestigious ...