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. Circular with openwork sides. Bouquets and insects are on the bottom with a red and gold Japanese floral pattern inside round the rim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Circular basket of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, decorated by James Welsh, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755
Physical description
Basket of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Circular with openwork sides. Bouquets and insects are on the bottom with a red and gold Japanese floral pattern inside round the rim.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Diameter: 18.7cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.182-1935.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Stevenson, T. James Welsh: a Bow porcelain painter revealed. Apollo. January, 1993, 15 p.
Collection
Accession number
C.182A-1935

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Record createdJune 17, 2009
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