ManufacturerManufactured by
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory (Flight Period)(English, active 1783–1792)English, active 1783–1792
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Plate
Date1790–1791
Made inWorcester, England
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
Dimensions1 1/16 × 9 13/16 in. (2.7 × 24.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number84.701
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Underside in blue: Crown/Flight/Blue crescent
Sticker on underside: W HARRIS W / MASTERSON / COLLECTION / 745 (handwritten)
Label on underside: 104 to 165 Provided(?) by Pennington (handwritten) / THE CELEBRATED DINNER-SERVICE OF OLD WOR / CESTER PORCELAIN (CONSISTING OF UPWARDS / OF 260 PIECES), PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH NATION TO LORD NELSON "THE HERO OF THE / NILE," by whom it was bequeathed to King William IV., / and presented by him to Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, and now the property of the Earl of Errol. Each piece is painted with a portrait of Lady Hamilton as Hope in varied / attitudes on the seashore, a ship in the distance, the borders / dark-blue, with rich decoration in gold, and is marked / "Flight," with a crown above and cresent below in blue. / Bought at Christie's by D. SHERRATT & Co., Chester. / Sold to J. H. A. Whitley, Esq. / Eaton Hill / July 94 Tarporley (handwritten)
Sticker on underside: W HARRIS W / MASTERSON / COLLECTION / 745 (handwritten)
Label on underside: 104 to 165 Provided(?) by Pennington (handwritten) / THE CELEBRATED DINNER-SERVICE OF OLD WOR / CESTER PORCELAIN (CONSISTING OF UPWARDS / OF 260 PIECES), PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH NATION TO LORD NELSON "THE HERO OF THE / NILE," by whom it was bequeathed to King William IV., / and presented by him to Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, and now the property of the Earl of Errol. Each piece is painted with a portrait of Lady Hamilton as Hope in varied / attitudes on the seashore, a ship in the distance, the borders / dark-blue, with rich decoration in gold, and is marked / "Flight," with a crown above and cresent below in blue. / Bought at Christie's by D. SHERRATT & Co., Chester. / Sold to J. H. A. Whitley, Esq. / Eaton Hill / July 94 Tarporley (handwritten)
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