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

Plate

1862-1871 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain. The middle is painted with a branch of raspberries; the rim is decorated with a dotted and festooned border in gold, turquoise-blue and yellow on a pink ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Plate of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Worcester porcelain factory, England, 1862-1871
Physical description
Plate of porcelain. The middle is painted with a branch of raspberries; the rim is decorated with a dotted and festooned border in gold, turquoise-blue and yellow on a pink ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WORCESTER ROYAL PORCELAIN WORKS' within an oval medallion (Impressed)
  • '7860' in gold
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
De la Beche, Henry and Trenham Reeks. Catalogue of specimens in the Museum of Practical Geology, illustrative of the composition and manufacture of British pottery and porcelain, from the occupation of Britain by the Romans to the present time. London: Eyre & Spottirwoode, 2nd ed. 1871, p.180, No. N.122.
Collection
Accession number
3311-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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