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 and gilded. Octagonal. In the middle is a coat of arms (argent a chevron sable between three cranes) with crest (on a wreath a bird) and sprays of flowers and insects. Border of cresting in red and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Octagonal plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755.
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Octagonal. In the middle is a coat of arms (argent a chevron sable between three cranes) with crest (on a wreath a bird) and sprays of flowers and insects. Border of cresting in red and gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.3cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Object history
The arms are identified as Ilbery Family in Adam's & Redstone 'Bow Porcelain' 2nd ed, 1991.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1325-1924

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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