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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Assiette unie

Plate
1791 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: 6 large, 6 small lobes, Ground: white, brown bands, Decoration: flowers, pearls, Rim hole


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAssiette unie (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Porcelain plate, painted with flowers in enamels and gilt, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1791
Physical description
Form: 6 large, 6 small lobes, Ground: white, brown bands, Decoration: flowers, pearls, Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'oo' (Maker's mark)
  • '9.' in blue enamel for Charles-Nicolas Buteux (Painter's mark)
  • 24 (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr C. F. I. Ramsden
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. C.F.I. Ramsden
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.20-1979

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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