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Catalog Number |
1976.1.4950.9.14 |
Object Name |
Bowl, Soup |
Date |
1890s-1920s |
Title/Pattern |
Blue Fluted Half Lace |
Artist/Author/Creator |
Royal Copenhagen |
Description |
One of 19 "Blue Fluted Half* Lace" Royal Copenhagen flat-rimmed, shallow soup bowls. This blue and white bowl has fluting that begins at the outer rim and runs towards the center of the dish. The blue hand-painted pattern is based on stylised chrysanthemum and cinquefoil. The design includes depictions of flowers on stems, petals, leaves, and ivy. The first six bowls in this set are older and have 1/4" less depth than the remaining bowls. This bowl is part of a porcelain dinnerware set, made by Royal Copenhagen, in the Blue Fluted pattern. Blithewold's set includes about 270 individual pieces. The Blue Fluted pattern was Royal Copenhagen’s first porcelain dinner service, it was first made and used in 1775, and continues to be sold today. The Blithewold dinner service includes three sub-sets of the Blue Fluted pattern: Plain, "Half " Lace, and "Full" Lace. The patterns differ in complexity, with Full Lace having a unique "open-border" band around the rim or foot of some pieces, a gilded rim edge, and may be more densely painted. The Plain and Half-Lace patterns appear similar, so for our purposes, we are calling all patterns of either type, "Half-Lace." According to Royal Copenhagen, all designs are hand-painted. Maker's Marks may be hand-painted, or hand-stamped. For more information: http://wow.royalcopenhagen.us/shop/shop-series/1/dinnerware/4/blue-fluted-half-lace |
Maker's Information |
On the recessed underside, stamped in green, "ROYAL / COPENHAGEN" with a small Crown icon between the two words. Underneath, in blue, is a series of three lines representing waves. Next to the waves is the number "57" and a single dot, denoting the painter of the piece. To the left, in green, is a "1/565" indicating the pattern and item type. The format of this Maker's Mark dates this item to circa 1889 -1922. |
Materials |
Porcelain/Paint/Glaze/Ink/China |
Condition |
Good |
Search Terms |
Bowl Dinnerware Dining China Flowers Floral Royal Copenhagen |
Catalog Sub-category |
Food Service T&E |