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

Basket

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

Basket of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and pierced. The handles are formed of entwined stalks with forget-me-nots and foliage attached and applied to the sides. Outside are rosettes applied at the crossings of the basketwork. Painted inside at the bottom with a bouquet of flowers in red-pink, yellow, purple and green. The upper edge is outlined in brown.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and pierced
Brief description
Basket of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and pierced, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1755.
Physical description
Basket of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and pierced. The handles are formed of entwined stalks with forget-me-nots and foliage attached and applied to the sides. Outside are rosettes applied at the crossings of the basketwork. Painted inside at the bottom with a bouquet of flowers in red-pink, yellow, purple and green. The upper edge is outlined in brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.3cm
  • Diameter: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (In red)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.985-1924

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Record createdJune 15, 2009
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