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

Plate

ca. 1785-93 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded. Wavy edge. In the middle is a Chinese lake-scene in blue. Panel border in blue and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1785-93
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded. Wavy edge. In the middle is a Chinese lake-scene in blue. Panel border in blue and gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.9cm
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Production
The gilding is not characteristic of that carried out at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, where much Caughley porcelain was enamelled and gilded
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. E50, where dated 1785-93
Collection
Accession number
C.149-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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