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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

ca. 1777-85 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Scalloped edge. In the middle is a medallion enclosing a Chinese plant and rocks, symmetrically arranged and surrounded by radiating panels of alternate oriental patterns and plain blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1777-85
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Scalloped edge. In the middle is a medallion enclosing a Chinese plant and rocks, symmetrically arranged and surrounded by radiating panels of alternate oriental patterns and plain blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Salopian' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. E41, where dated 1777-85
Collection
Accession number
C.156-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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