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Object number2014.03802

TitleMeissen plate painted by Sophia Macnamara Hawes, February 1840

Creator Sophia Macnamara (Lady) Hawes (artist)‎

DescriptionA Meissen plate painted by Lady Sophia Macnamara Hawes, with pierced borders picked out in pink and gold and reserving scroll-bordered panels. One of the painted panels depicts a woman (possibly Sophia Hawes herself) seated sketching, the Clifton Suspension Bridge behind her. Another panels shows figures in front of a family home, and the last shows a girl (possibly Sarah Fox Hawes) seated in a landscape. Cancelled crossed swords mark on reverse and signed 'SM Hawes Feb 1840', identification initials behind each panel.

Production date 1840-02 - 1840-02

Object nameporcelain

Object categorydecorative art

Materialporcelain

Techniquemanufactured, painted

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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”

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