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Description: | Oblong box, transfer printed in mauve grey on lid, grey on sides and base. Lid : L'Amour engraved by Robert Hancock after Charles Nicolas Cochin (jnr) (1715-1790) showing a couple on a garden seat, the gallant leaning forward to kiss the lady's hand, another lady stands behind and a small dog and a garden roller are in the foreground. This design appears on Bow and Worcester porcelain of the period. Sides i) A man (supposed to be the Prince of Wales) in plumed hat studying the Arts and Sciences, ii) Britannia with a flame torch and an Angel, iii) Neptune, iv) Two cherubs with crossed torches over a globe. Base: Le Tabac (after J. E. Nilson, (1721-88). This shows a man seated in a rustic arbour enjoying his clay pipe, while a woman stands with upraised arms apparently in admonition. This design appears on porcelain of 1755.
Oblong box transfer printed in mauve grey on lid showing an engraving 'L'Amour' by Robert Hancock and 'Le Tabac' on base. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Manufacturing industry Decorative arts Metalworking industries Enamels Georgian period | Temporal: | 1756 - 1770
Georgian (1714-1837) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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