Ephemera
Carnactic Plates Index
Plates from the Carnatic Service
Chamberlains Worcester Plates
Made for the Nawab of the Carnatic.
- Hand-painted
Soft paste porcelain
29.5 x 26 x 6 cms
This is a hot water plate from the blue service which is decorated with copies
of Botanical illustrations taken from Curtis's Botanical magazine of a Gladiolus inflatus.
This is taken from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 38: t. 1564
Similar dishes can be viewed in the V&A
collection and the Museum of Royal Worcester