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

Plate

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain. A central circular panel, bordered with a plain (and imperfectly painted) band of gilding, contains a landscape with a waterfall and ruins. The border of the plate is richly gilt with stylised foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt
Brief description
Plate of enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, possibly painted by George Robertson, Derby, ca. 1800
Physical description
Plate of enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain. A central circular panel, bordered with a plain (and imperfectly painted) band of gilding, contains a landscape with a waterfall and ruins. The border of the plate is richly gilt with stylised foliage.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons with six dots (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in red enamel on underside)
  • 'In Italy' (Textual information painted (overglaze) in red on underside)
  • '2' (Pattern number painted (overglaze) in red inside footrim)
  • '4' (Painted (overglaze) in sepia inside footrim)
Credit line
Bequeathed by G. N. Abram
Production
See also C.233-1986 which has a different border pattern.
Collection
Accession number
C.226-1986

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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