A Caughley armorial muffin dish
circa 1790,
painted with the family coat of arms of the Braithwaite family of Yorkshire and Westmorland, contained within concentric blue lines, with Fitzhugh-type and double Nankin border, unmarked, 19cm diameter

Notes: The 1976 Caughley Exhibition catalogue, illustrates this plate with the suggestion that this was made as a replacement for a Qianlong export porcelain service specially commissioned by the family, the original pieces of which are on display in the V&A museum. Research suggests this piece was commissioned by Major-General Sir John Braithwaite, who was Commander in Chief of the coast of Coromandel in India. This dish is illustrated CBE Catalogue, plate 667 on page 62 and Ironbridge 1999 Exhibition, no. 91.

Condition Report

This dish is in original condition with no cracks, chips, damages or repairs. The gilding remains generally intact with very little rubbing and likewise the painted armorial is in good condition with just one small scuffmark to the upper left section of the red shield. Beyond this, there are several surface scratches to the white porcelain interior of the dish.

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