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

Plate

second half of 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted in dark blue. Painted in the middle with a group of Chinese figures in a garden scene surrounded by a border. Round the rim is a row of eight panels filled in alternately with single figures in landscapes and floral devices, and separated by vertical sprays.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in dark blue
Brief description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted in dark blue, Delft, second half of 17th century.
Physical description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted in dark blue. Painted in the middle with a group of Chinese figures in a garden scene surrounded by a border. Round the rim is a row of eight panels filled in alternately with single figures in landscapes and floral devices, and separated by vertical sprays.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 34.6cm
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Diameter: 34.4cm
Credit line
Given by Señora Riaño
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
352-1876

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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