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

Plate

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

Plate of porcelain painted with bleu de roi and gold. Five panels in reserve on a blue ground webbed in gold. Panel in the centre is square, edged with foliage and contains a stalk and two birds. The four round the rim are oval and each contain a bird on a branch.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of porcelain painted with bleu de roi and gold, decorated in Tournai, Chantilly porcelain factory, Chantilly, late 18th century.
Physical description
Plate of porcelain painted with bleu de roi and gold. Five panels in reserve on a blue ground webbed in gold. Panel in the centre is square, edged with foliage and contains a stalk and two birds. The four round the rim are oval and each contain a bird on a branch.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A hunting horn (In underglaze blue)
  • 'B' (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1313-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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