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

Plate

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of hard-paste porcelain, moulded and painted with enamels. The rim is moulded with basket work ornamented and divided into twelve radial panels on which three contain sprays of flowers. In the middle is a large bouquet of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded and painted with enamels
Brief description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain, moulded and painted with enamels, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, Russia, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain, moulded and painted with enamels. The rim is moulded with basket work ornamented and divided into twelve radial panels on which three contain sprays of flowers. In the middle is a large bouquet of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'E II' (In underglaze blue. E II is for Catherine the Great of Russia (1762-96).)
  • 'PK' (In cyrillic, in puce. PK refers to Pridvornia Kontora, imperial inventory mark for the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, now the State Hermitage Museum.)
  • A star (In purple)
Credit line
Given by Dimitri Stancioff, ex-Bulgarian Minister at the Court of St James's
Object history
This was from the service used everyday by the Imperial family.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.394-1926

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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