The Gabriel Goldney plaque

Richard Champion (English, 1743–1791)

Champion's Bristol factory (English, working 1770–1781)

Thomas Briand (English, active about 1740–1780)

about 1777

Object PlaceEngland

Medium/TechniqueBiscuit porcelain

Dimensions22.86 x 20.32 cm (9 x 8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Hawes

Accession number1986.977

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsAffixed to the back (removed and now in object file) was an oval piece of paper inscribed in ink: "Specimen of Bristol China modeled by Thomas Briand of Derby 1777."ProvenanceProbably Gabriel Goldney (b. 1732, d.1790), Bristol; by 1873, Rev. John Kellow Goldney, Clifton; Lloyd Hawes, Wellesley, MA.