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Heart-Shaped Dessert Dish Dish, ca. 1770–1775

This is a dish. It was attributed to James Giles and manufactured by Royal Worcester. It is dated ca. 1770–1775 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 4 × 26 × 20 cm (1 9/16 × 10 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] "7585", written on rectangular paper label

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Heart-Shaped Dessert Dish Dish, ca. 1770–1775; Attributed to James Giles (British, 1718 - 1780); Manufactured by Royal Worcester (England, GB, United Kingdom); porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 4 × 26 × 20 cm (1 9/16 × 10 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 1984-92-1

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