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

Pickle Dish

ca. 1785-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pickle dish of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a leaf, moulded in relief on the underside in imitation of veining; transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a flowering spray, and a border of diaper and cresting.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Pickle dish, leaf-shaped, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue, England (Liverpool), ca. 1785-95
Physical description
Pickle dish of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a leaf, moulded in relief on the underside in imitation of veining; transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a flowering spray, and a border of diaper and cresting.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 9.109a, where dated ca. 1785-95
Collection
Accession number
C.534-1924

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Record createdMay 7, 2009
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