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2000 years of pottery forms and shapes Modern AD 1720 -

	Common name Chelsea porcelain Class Octagonal plate Diameter 240mm Identifier PW289 Production centre Chelsea, London Distribution throughout the British Isles Use for serving Date c. 1755 AD Detail based on a Kakiemon design - possibly the most common one of Japanese inspiration in European porcelain in the 18th century AD Presented by G Reitlinger
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