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

Plaque

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval plaque of lead-glazed earthenware, moulded in high relief with a figure of a woman in a blue bodice and skirt, white apron, brownish-yellow petticoat and head-dress spotted blue and yellow. The plaque has a beaded rim, coloured blue and yellow and is pierced with two holes for suspension.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, moulded in high relief, painted and pierced
Brief description
Oval plaque of lead-glazed earthenware, moulded in high relief, Staffordshire, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Oval plaque of lead-glazed earthenware, moulded in high relief with a figure of a woman in a blue bodice and skirt, white apron, brownish-yellow petticoat and head-dress spotted blue and yellow. The plaque has a beaded rim, coloured blue and yellow and is pierced with two holes for suspension.
Dimensions
  • Length: 24.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. II 301 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1077-1885

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Record createdApril 16, 2009
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