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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plate

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The plate has a scalloped rim whith floral border. In the centre is a garden scene in the Chinese manner with a male Chinese figure seated and about to drink. Behind him towards his right stands a lady of quasi-Chinese appearance.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
Plate of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in blue and manganese purple. Swedish, Rörstrand, about 1750.
Physical description
The plate has a scalloped rim whith floral border. In the centre is a garden scene in the Chinese manner with a male Chinese figure seated and about to drink. Behind him towards his right stands a lady of quasi-Chinese appearance.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register diameter: 9in
Credit line
Given by Stuart G. Davis
Object history
At one point, this dish was reattributed as 'German'.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.183-1926

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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