Ephemera

Chamberlains Worcester Plates

Made for the Nawab of the Carnatic.

• Underglaze blue border with embossed floral decoration.
  Soft paste porcelain
  Diameter 25.6 cms

A Chamberlain's Worcester plate from the Carnatic Service dated 1820, painted with botanical specimens within blue moulded borders picked out in white and gilt, a small panel inscribed in Arabic with 'Amir-al-Hind Nawab Azam Jah Bahadur 1236 Hjri', the date corresponding to 1820 AD

This service was ordered by Azam Jah, His Highness the Nawab (sometimes Nabob) of the Carnatic in 1820 and delivered from Worcester in 1823. The service was sold at Bonhams on 11th May 1978, lot 115

From Curtis's Botanical Magazine
1787, No. 66
Winged Passion Flower
Passiflora Alata

Similar dishes can be viewed in the V&A collection and the Museum of Royal Worcester