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

Plate

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain, octagonal with rounded angles. Painted in enamels with a large spray of mallow surrounded by six insects.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, Bow Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1760
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, octagonal with rounded angles. Painted in enamels with a large spray of mallow surrounded by six insects.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.8cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2907-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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