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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plate

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Circular plate with waved edge, the centre painted in blue and manganese with Chinese figures in a landscape, the border painted with the sun looking down at them and with scattered sprigs


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in manganese purple and cobalt blue
Brief description
Circular plate, earthenware painted in blue and manganese with Chinese figures in a landscape, La Rochelle pottery factory, France, ca. 1775
Physical description
Circular plate with waved edge, the centre painted in blue and manganese with Chinese figures in a landscape, the border painted with the sun looking down at them and with scattered sprigs
Credit line
Given by Mr John Lowe
Production
Acquired as Northern French c. 1775; reattributed to La Rochelle
Collection
Accession number
C.38-1960

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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