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

Plate

1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of fritware, painted with blue ornament round the rim and an inscription in the centre. Inscribed on the back: "Amal Hassan Ali 1256", the work of Hassan Ali in A.H.1256/1840 A.D.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Plate, fritware painted in underglaze blue, Iran, dated 1840.
Physical description
Plate of fritware, painted with blue ornament round the rim and an inscription in the centre. Inscribed on the back: "Amal Hassan Ali 1256", the work of Hassan Ali in A.H.1256/1840 A.D.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 26.7cm
Style
Gallery label
PLATE, earthenware, painted in underglaze blue. Inscribed: on the face "Victory from God and speedy triumph", (Quran s.LXI, v.13) and on the reverse "Work of Hasan Ali 1256 (1840 A.D.)" PERSIAN; 1840 C.1018-1876(Old 133G Label)
Production
Register
Collection
Accession number
1018-1876

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Record createdMarch 13, 2009
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