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

Plate

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In relief of the rim are six heart-shaped leaves laid side by side with stalks pointing outwards. The edges of the leaves are shaded in green and yellow, and the veins are painted in crimson. In the middle is a bouquet of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1755
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In relief of the rim are six heart-shaped leaves laid side by side with stalks pointing outwards. The edges of the leaves are shaded in green and yellow, and the veins are painted in crimson. In the middle is a bouquet of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Width: 22.2cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of two plates with C.666A-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.666-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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