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Derby Porcelain Salmon Ground Plate, Marsh Hibiscus, after William Curtis

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Antique Derby Porcelain Botanical Salmon-ground Plate, Marsh Hibiscus, by John Brewer after Curtis, The Botanical Magazine, #882, 1806, circa 1815. The Derby Porcelain plate is superbly painted with a Marsh Hibiscus botanical specimen with richly gilded borders with swans and stylized flowerheads on a rich salmon ground.y gilded borders with swans and stylized flowerheads are on a rich salmon ground. The flower is named on the reverse: "Marsh Hibiscus". Diameter: 8 7/8 inches (22.5 cm) Mark: crown, crossed batons, and D mark in red, numerals 4 & 13 in yellow & green inside foot rim. John Brewer, (1764-1816) John was the elder of two brothers who both worked at Derby. Their parents were both artists and from 1762-1767 had studios in London at Rupert Street. Brewer started working at Derby in 1795. He was a talented watercolorist and had never applied his art to porcelain painting. At Derby, he painted a variety of subject matters including plant and flower painting. The Botanical Magazine is one of the oldest - and longest-published - of the British botanical magazines (1787-1983). It was founded by William Curtis, management and editorship of the Magazine was taken over by John Sims in 1799 upon the death of Curtis. The Botanical print upon which the Derby design is copied was engraved from an illustration by Sydenham Edwards, one of the original artists working for Curtis, No 882 published in 1806. Edwards left Curtis in 1811 to found another botanical magazine, The Botanical Register.
  • Creator:
    Derby (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 8.88 in (22.56 cm)
  • Style:
    Georgian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1815
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Good.
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NY04723J1stDibs: LU86106343523

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