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

Butter Dish and Cover

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

Butter dish and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded with the 'partridge pattern' in imitation of the Japanese Kakiemon style. Painted with two quails and flowering trees in red, blue, green and gold. Formal border of red and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Butter Dish
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded
Brief description
Butter dish and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded with the 'partridge pattern', Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755.
Physical description
Butter dish and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded with the 'partridge pattern' in imitation of the Japanese Kakiemon style. Painted with two quails and flowering trees in red, blue, green and gold. Formal border of red and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1034&A-1924

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Record createdMay 27, 2009
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