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

Plate

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain painted with underglaze blue and gold enamels and gilded. Painted with a pattern of floral designs in radial panels enclosed by formal gilt borders on a blue band, known as the 'Queen Charlotte's pattern'. Brown wavy edge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with underglaze blue and gold enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of porcelain painted with underglaze blue and gold enamels and gilded, with the 'Queen Charlotte's pattern' or 'Royal Lily' pattern, factory of Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1800.
Physical description
Plate of porcelain painted with underglaze blue and gold enamels and gilded. Painted with a pattern of floral designs in radial panels enclosed by formal gilt borders on a blue band, known as the 'Queen Charlotte's pattern'. Brown wavy edge.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'B' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of two plates with C.485A-1935. The name of the pattern was given after the visit of George III and Queen Charlotte to the factory in 1788, when it was selected for the service ordered by the Queen.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.485-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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