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

Pickle Tray

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pickle tray of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a five-lobed leaf with serrated edge, the underside moulded in imitation of veins. Painted in underglaze blue with a trellis, bamboo and flowering plants in Chinese style.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Pickle tray, in the form of a five-lobed leaf, soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, England, ca. 1755
Physical description
Pickle tray of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a five-lobed leaf with serrated edge, the underside moulded in imitation of veins. Painted in underglaze blue with a trellis, bamboo and flowering plants in Chinese style.
Dimensions
  • Width: 8.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'27' (in blue)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.515-1924

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Record createdMay 7, 2009
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