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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

1825-1840 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. In the middle is a group of fruit; the rim has an undulating edge and is decorated with two bands of gilt flowers and scrolls on a dark blue 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, by an imitator of Thomas Steele, manufactured by Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), 1825-1840
Physical description
Plate of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. In the middle is a group of fruit; the rim has an undulating edge and is decorated with two bands of gilt flowers and scrolls on a dark blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 26.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
Gothic 'D' under a crown (Printed in red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3043-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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