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

Butter Boat

1777-90 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain, wavy outline, scroll handle, moulded in relief at the base, with low gadroons. Transfer-printed in underglaze blue with rocks, trees and palisade, in Chinese style.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Butter boat, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue, made by Caughley Porcelain Factory, England, ca. 1777-90
Physical description
Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain, wavy outline, scroll handle, moulded in relief at the base, with low gadroons. Transfer-printed in underglaze blue with rocks, trees and palisade, in Chinese style.
Dimensions
  • Length: 8.6cm
  • Width: 5.1cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'C' in blue
  • A star impressed
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. E18, where dated 1777-90
Collection
Accession number
C.470-1924

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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