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

Plate

ca. 1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pate with a dog and a butterfly in an oriental landscape with pavilions, within a border of artemisia leaves, one of the Eight Precious Things, in panels alternating with floral panels in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White, probably with a 'kwaart'. The back has many pin-holes.
Shape: Morgan C with steeper flange. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, painted, Holland or England, ca. 1720.
Physical description
Pate with a dog and a butterfly in an oriental landscape with pavilions, within a border of artemisia leaves, one of the Eight Precious Things, in panels alternating with floral panels in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White, probably with a 'kwaart'. The back has many pin-holes.
Shape: Morgan C with steeper flange. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.5cm
  • Height: 3.9cm
  • Weight: 390g
measured feb 2010
Credit line
Given by Miss D. B. Simpson, Slindon, Sussex
Production
Dutch (Delft)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.62-1977

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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