> Paul and Irene Osborn wrote:
>
> A relative has a dinner set (circa 1930) which is labelled
> "Chelsea Bird" on the back and depicts a bird on the front.
> I am trying to find out what this bird is, if indeed it exists
> outside the imagination of the artist (A. Roberts).
[snip]
A quick search using Google.com turned up the following:
The Chelsea Bird collection
Features plates, dishes, pitchers, and vases incorporating
James Giles' exotic bird designs from the 1760s.
I believe the attribution to James Giles is correct - here is
another reference:
In the 1760s, large amounts of Worcester porcelain began to be
decorated by a London porcelain painter, James Giles, in glowing
enamel colours, and then gilded. The closure of the Chelsea
factory in 1768 led to the arrival at Worcester of many skilled
craftspeople with new ideas and techniques. The rococo influence
was sustained, and wares began increasingly to be decorated with
the famous 'fish scale' pattern. Vases decorated in this way,
except for blank reserves, were delivered to James Giles to
complete, often with birds and flowers.
The bird is apparently a "phoenix".
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