Dated 1774, inscription to base.
Length 5.6cm
Dated pieces are rare in all eighteenth century English porcelain, and this is a particularly rare piece of dated Derby. Thomas Mason is believed to have been a ‘China or Porcelain repairer’ employed by William Duesbury, recorded in a document of 22 Sept. 1772.
Condition: Some restoration
Provenance: Bunny and Paul Davies Collection
For a full description and discussion of this piece and the role of a ‘repairer’, see Spero S., Exhibition 2013, p.38, no.20
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