Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

1750-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bow Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Plate of soft-paste porcelain, with scalloped rim. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes and flowers in panels reserved on a powdered ground.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Eating
Food Vessels & Tableware
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Porcelain
Cobalt Oxide
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, England, 1750-1775
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, with scalloped rim. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes and flowers in panels reserved on a powdered ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 18.4cm
Style
Chinoiserie
Marks and inscriptions
  • A simulated Chinese character
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Object history
Tested by Dr. H. J. Plenderleith and found to contain a "trace" of phosphate.
Subjects depicted
Landscapes (Representations)
Flowers
Panels (Ornament Areas)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.409-1924

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Record createdApril 29, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O228998/plate-bow-porcelain-factory/
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