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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

1841-1842 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Derby Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Derby (manufactured)

Plate of porcelain. The rim has an undulating edge and is painted with birds of brilliant plumage in small landscapes, within medallions surrounded by gilt rococo scrolls and flowers reserved in white on a green ground. Inside the rim is a band of Greek fret pattern.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Porcelain
Painted
Gilt
Brief description
Plate of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, pattern plate of a dessert service made for Queen Victoria, Derby Porcelain Factory, Engalnd (Derby), 1841-1842
Physical description
Plate of porcelain. The rim has an undulating edge and is painted with birds of brilliant plumage in small landscapes, within medallions surrounded by gilt rococo scrolls and flowers reserved in white on a green ground. Inside the rim is a band of Greek fret pattern.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 26cm
Marks and inscriptions
'DERBY' on a ribbon under a crown (Printed in red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Pattern plate of a dessert service made for Queen Victoria, the majority of which is still held by the Royal Collection (see Object Information File).
Subjects depicted
Frets (Patterns)
Birds
Landscapes
Scrolls (Motifs)
Floral Patterns
Bibliographic references
  • Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 129
  • For this service, much of which survives in the Royal Collections, see Brian Merrett, 'A Dessert Service for Queen Victoria', Derby Porcelain International Society Journal, vol. 7 (2013), pp. 55-65
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3040-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O278732/plate-derby-porcelain-factory/
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