Serving dish
Dessert service
Maker & role
Flight Barr & Barr (estab. 1783, closed 1840), Manufacturer
Production date
circa 1820-circa 1825
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Object detail
Production place
Collection
Measurements
H: 3.5 x W: 23 x L: 23cm (H: 35 x W: 230 x L: 230mm)
Signature & marks
Manufacturing mark transferred on verso of most of the pieces; 'ROYAL PORCELAIN WORKS / FLIGHT, BARR & BARR / WORCESTER / & / COVENTRY LONDON'.
Credit line
Gift, through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2004
Elizabeth Bay House Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Elizabeth Bay House Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Description
Dish belonging to a porcelain dessert service in Greek Revival taste made by Flight Barr & Barr, Worcester, c. 1820-25. The 36-piece service (originally 42 pieces) has a aqua powder and white ground. Each component is painted with a different, labelled, botanical specimen. The service consists of a pair of large campana-shaped covered ice pails with liners and lids, a comport, a pair of small covered sauce tureens, four square serving dishes, four oval serving dishes, three shell-shaped dishes and twenty plates. The ice pails and tureens have gilt palmette or anthemion friezes. The ice pails have twisted vine handles based on the Warwick vase. Their lids have gilt pinecone finials.
The manufacturing stamp on the base of some of the pieces shows the initials FBB below a crown. This indicates that the porcelain was made during 1813-1840 by Flight, Barr and Barr. The crown indicates that King George III issued the company a Royal Warrant, which allowed them to use the Royal Coat of Arm and the words 'Manufacturers to their majesties.'
This English porcelain manufacturing company had been producing porcelain since 1782 changing partnerships from Flight (1782-1792); to Flight and Barr (1792-1804); to Barr, Flight and Barr (1804-1813) to Flight, Barr and Barr (1813-1840).
This acquisition is part of the Caroline Simpson Collection, originally housed at Clyde Bank, an 1820s Georgian mansion in The Rocks. Clyde Bank was acquired by Caroline Simpson in 1992 and, following its conservation, opened to the public in 1996 as a showcase for her private collection of Australian colonial furniture, pictures, objets d’art and images of colonial places from around the world. Caroline Simpson OAM (1930-2003) supported many causes during her lifetime, particularly the conservation and appreciation of Australia’s colonial heritage. Her philanthropy was generous but mostly anonymous.
The manufacturing stamp on the base of some of the pieces shows the initials FBB below a crown. This indicates that the porcelain was made during 1813-1840 by Flight, Barr and Barr. The crown indicates that King George III issued the company a Royal Warrant, which allowed them to use the Royal Coat of Arm and the words 'Manufacturers to their majesties.'
This English porcelain manufacturing company had been producing porcelain since 1782 changing partnerships from Flight (1782-1792); to Flight and Barr (1792-1804); to Barr, Flight and Barr (1804-1813) to Flight, Barr and Barr (1813-1840).
This acquisition is part of the Caroline Simpson Collection, originally housed at Clyde Bank, an 1820s Georgian mansion in The Rocks. Clyde Bank was acquired by Caroline Simpson in 1992 and, following its conservation, opened to the public in 1996 as a showcase for her private collection of Australian colonial furniture, pictures, objets d’art and images of colonial places from around the world. Caroline Simpson OAM (1930-2003) supported many causes during her lifetime, particularly the conservation and appreciation of Australia’s colonial heritage. Her philanthropy was generous but mostly anonymous.
Accession number
EB2005/6-26
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