Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

ca. 1784-1786 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Derby Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Derby (manufactured)

Plate of soft-paste porcelain, with undulating edge. In the centre is a cupid sitting among clouds ringing two hand-bells, and with a basket of fruit, in pink camaïeu. The rim is decorated with a band of foliated scrollwork in two shades of pink and with festoons of husk pattern in grey.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Soft Paste Porcelain
Enamel
Painted
Gilt
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, manufactured by Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), ca. 1785
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, with undulating edge. In the centre is a cupid sitting among clouds ringing two hand-bells, and with a basket of fruit, in pink camaïeu. The rim is decorated with a band of foliated scrollwork in two shades of pink and with festoons of husk pattern in grey.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons with six dots (In puce)
  • Transliteration
    .
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Decoration previously attributed to Richard Askew, who, however, did not work at Derby until 1794. The plate was attributed to Askew on acquisition in 1901, and it appears in the 1876 catalogue of the Museum of Practical Geology by Henry de la Beche and Trenham Reeks as painted by him. It does not appear in the 1855 catalogue.
Subjects depicted
Fruit
Baskets
Clouds
Cupid
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 118
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3041-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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