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

Dish

1730-1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish, of 'eggshell' porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette with peony blossoms and fruit in the centre, encircled by pale green diaper border, and blue, green and drab compartments of small flowered diaper; rose-coloured border under.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette with peony blossoms and fruit, China, Qing dynasy
Physical description
Dish, of 'eggshell' porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette with peony blossoms and fruit in the centre, encircled by pale green diaper border, and blue, green and drab compartments of small flowered diaper; rose-coloured border under.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from the Bernal Collection, accessioned in 1855. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1989-1855

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2009
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