Chamberlain & Co Worcester Blind Earl Lobed Dessert Plate c1845

Description

Heading : Chamberlain & Co Worcester “Blind Earl” Lobed Dessert Plate 
Date : c1845
Period : Victorian
Marks : Red painted Chamberlain & Co – Worcester and blue 05.1
Origin : Worcester
Colour : Gilt and polychrome
Pattern : Relief-moulded Blind Earl impression. picked out in gold; polychrome enamelled butterflies and bugs
Condition : Very good; some underglaze kiln-spit to the cavetto and lip; some gilt-loss to the scalloped rim and parts of the relief moulding; tiny nibbles to the foot rim
Restoration : None
Dimensions : 23.5 cm diameter to the rim – 12.2 cm to the foot rim – 2.9 cm in height
Weight : 458g

References: Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain 1788-1852 (Godden 1982) – pages 35 & 143