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

Soap Dish

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

Soap dish of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with a peony; formal border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Soap dish, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, England, ca. 1755
Physical description
Soap dish of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with a peony; formal border.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Gallery label
Patty pan, porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. English (Bow); about 1755. E. F. Broderip Gift(19/05/1972)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.736-1924

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Record createdMay 20, 2009
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