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Pair of dessert plates

IRELAND
Pair of dessert plates
 (c. 1790)

Medium
glass (wheel-cut)

Measurements
(1) 4.2 × 25.3 × 19.9 cm
(2) 4.2 × 26.0 × 20.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Mrs Margaret Stewart AM, Founder Benefactor, 1994

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Ireland

Accession Number
D65.1-2-1994

Department
International Decorative Arts

Physical description
A pair of oval serving dishes in brilliant and clear lead glass, the broad rims cut with large diamonds and tapering panels. The edges boldly cut - executed free-hand with Vandyck pattern. Star-cut central sections.

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