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

Pickle Tray

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pickle tray of hard-paste porcelain, in the form of a scallop shell. Painted in underglaze blue with a landscape in Chinese style, with rocks, tree, house and birds; border of scrolling foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Pickle tray, in the form of a scallop shell, hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, England, ca. 1770
Physical description
Pickle tray of hard-paste porcelain, in the form of a scallop shell. Painted in underglaze blue with a landscape in Chinese style, with rocks, tree, house and birds; border of scrolling foliage.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.493-1924

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Record createdMay 6, 2009
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