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

Basin

ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Slop basin of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded on the front with a landscape in a medallion. Decorated with a wide border of anthemion ornament and the surface is covered with a vermiculated pattern in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Slop basin of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, factory of Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1810.
Physical description
Slop basin of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded on the front with a landscape in a medallion. Decorated with a wide border of anthemion ornament and the surface is covered with a vermiculated pattern in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'B F B' under a crown (Impressed)
  • 'J G' (On the side in gold)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Part of a tea and coffee service C.492 to BB-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.492B-1935

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Record createdJuly 10, 2009
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