LOT 242 A Battersea enamel plaque, circa 1751
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A Battersea enamel plaque, circa 1751A Battersea enamel plaque, circa 1751Of upright rectangular form, printed in puce with 'Britannia Encouraging the Irish Linen Industry' engraved by Ravenet after a design by James Gwin, the industry represented by Hibernia seated at a loom, in gilt metal frame, 7.8cm x 11.2cm including frameProvenanceWith Simon Spero, October 1981E and J Handley Collection, illustrated 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels (1991), p.259With Simon Spero, 2000 exhibition, no.43Bunny and Paul Davies CollectionExamples of Battersea enamels bearing this print may have been commissioned by the Duke of Dorset during his second term of office as Viceroy to Ireland in 1750-53. The industry suffered from the imposition of a tax on importations of Irish sail cloth into England in March 1750.
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