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

Plate

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of yellowish fritware, painted in black over a white slip and covered with a turquoise-blue glaze. The middle is decorated with a floral pattern, and round the rim is a border of zig-zag ornament with scrolls.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze decoration and painted over white slip
Brief description
Plate of yellowish fritware, painted in black over a white slip and covered with a glaze, Damascus, 18th century.
Physical description
Plate of yellowish fritware, painted in black over a white slip and covered with a turquoise-blue glaze. The middle is decorated with a floral pattern, and round the rim is a border of zig-zag ornament with scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 26.4cm
Object history
Purchased from Habra Bros, Great Portland Street, London.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
977-1897

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Record createdMarch 13, 2009
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