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

Basin

ca. 1790-ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basin of soft-paste porcelain, fluted, with wavy rim. Outside, birds and a crockery of flowering plants painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red and gold. Inside, a panelled border in red and blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamel and gilt
Brief description
Basin, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel and gilt, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1790-1800
Physical description
Basin of soft-paste porcelain, fluted, with wavy rim. Outside, birds and a crockery of flowering plants painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red and gold. Inside, a panelled border in red and blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Redgrave type. Date given by John Howell 1981
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.255-1924

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Record createdApril 22, 2009
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