Serving Dish With Butterflies And Beetles

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Culture: German. | Material: Ceramic; Porcelain. | Accession No: HCL 060. | Current Location: The Hunt Museum Limerick. | Dimensions (cm): L 39.5 x W 29 Description: A large oval, Meissen porcelain dish with a wavy rim. It is marked with the crossed swords mark underneath. The surface is decorated in the centre and rim with butterflies, moths and other insects. This large serving dish comes from a service of more than 100 pieces commissioned by General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB, of Thornfields, Lisnagry, from the Meissen factory in 1820. The rim also bears a seated heraldic cat with an inscription: A CRUCE SALUS below. This decoration is hand painted and was added at a later date to the manufacture of the plate. Date Made: 18th century AD

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The Hunt Museum preserves and exhibits the original artefacts gathered, over a lifetime, by John and Gertrude Hunt and known as the Hunt Collection. The Museum also displays its own collections, as well as visiting exhibitions of Local, National and International significance with the overall aim of maximising their cultural and educational potential for the people of Limerick and Ireland.

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