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

Plate

first half of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue in the Chinese style. The middle is painted with flowers. The rim is divided by panels of diaper pattern into five compartments within which similar flowers are enclosed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue
Brief description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue, Delft, first half of 18th century
Physical description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue in the Chinese style. The middle is painted with flowers. The rim is divided by panels of diaper pattern into five compartments within which similar flowers are enclosed.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.5cm
  • Height: 2.4cm
  • Weight: 320g
measured feb 2010
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3856-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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