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

Plate

ca. 1765-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of hard-paste porcelain. Relief-moulded with rococo scrolls in 'Dulong pattern'.The rim partly painted with purple scale ornament, reliefs partly gilt. Cartouches on rim painted with Manierblumen, the centre with harbour scene.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Plate, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1765-75
Physical description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain. Relief-moulded with rococo scrolls in 'Dulong pattern'.The rim partly painted with purple scale ornament, reliefs partly gilt. Cartouches on rim painted with Manierblumen, the centre with harbour scene.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords with a dot between hilts (Factory mark, in blue)
  • '10' (Impressed)
Object history
From Bernal Collection.
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1979A-1855

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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