White porcelain rhombus shaped shell dish painted by Sophia Macnamara Hawes, née Brunel, October 1840
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Object number2014.03800
TitleWhite porcelain rhombus shaped shell dish painted by Sophia Macnamara Hawes, née Brunel, October 1840
Creator Sophia Macnamara (Lady) Hawes (artist)
DescriptionOne of a pair of white porcelain rhombus shaped shell dishes painted by Lady Sophia Macnamara Hawes, sister of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. With paintings of birds at each corner, pink and gold decoration on the lattice rim of the dish, gilding on the edge of the rim and flowers painted in the centre of the dish. The back is signed 'S M Hawes Octo 1840' in gold with a cancelled blue crossed swords mark and a white paper label.
Production date 1840-10 - 1840-10
Object nameporcelain
Object categorydecorative art
Materialporcelain
Dimensions
- dish width: 220 mm
dish length: 220 mm
dish depth: 30 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”