Collections
East India company service
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Museum number
3949
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Description
This pair of heart shaped dessert dishes are from an enormous service made for the headquarters of the Honourable East India Company at Fort St George Madras. The services ordered in 1817 were the largest ever produced at Worcester and included over 7,000 items at a total cost of £4,190, 4 shillings.
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Date made
0
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Material
Soft paste porcelain
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Factory mark
Chamberlains Worcester 155 New Bond St
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Mark type
Printed
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Provenance/assession
Purchased 1965
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Length
10 inches