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

Bowl

ca. 1730-1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of hard-paste porcelain. Sea-green ground with harbour scenes in two barbed reserves. Inside a harbour scene framed by purple laub-und bandelwerk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bowl, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1730-40
Physical description
Bowl of hard-paste porcelain. Sea-green ground with harbour scenes in two barbed reserves. Inside a harbour scene framed by purple laub-und bandelwerk.
Dimensions
  • Conversion from imperial diameter: 15.5cm
  • Conversion from imperial height: 8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
  • A rosette (In gold)
Credit line
Given by Mr H. E. Backer
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. European Ceramic Art London: Faber and Faber , 1949, Colour plate XV.
Collection
Accession number
C.39-1949

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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