Soup plate, c.1765, with the arms of Croke. Probably for Alexander Croke of Studley Priory, whose forbears where eminent in the reigns of Elizabeth and Charles I. Only two armorial services are recorded with this design.
Provenance: The Weld Collection
Reference : Howard, David S.; Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume II, p. 393
Condition : Short haircrack now invisible, and associated rim chip filled but discoloured.
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