Dish with the story of 'Hob in the Well', ca. 1755, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels

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Dish with the story of 'Hob in the Well', ca. 1755, British, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze, Length: 8 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Identified by the Chelsea factory as 'Hob in the Well,' the theme on this plate is reputed to have come from the hero of the play The Country Wake, written and first produced by Thomas Doggett (1660–1721) in 1696

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Size: 3866px × 3376px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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