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

Plate

1725-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish painted in two blues. The large flange is emphasised by four panels containing three small mounds and four leaves; three rows of marked squares act as dividers. The well and centre are filled with six sketchy double branches around a central flower with two sets of leaves. Both outer flange and well have three separate small leafy twigs. There is a double circle inside the base ring surrounding the mark.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze painted in blue, glazed
Brief description
Dish, fritware, painted in two shades of underglaze blue, Turkey (Kütahya), 1725-50
Physical description
Dish painted in two blues. The large flange is emphasised by four panels containing three small mounds and four leaves; three rows of marked squares act as dividers. The well and centre are filled with six sketchy double branches around a central flower with two sets of leaves. Both outer flange and well have three separate small leafy twigs. There is a double circle inside the base ring surrounding the mark.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.1cm
  • Width: 16.6cm
Style
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.318-1928

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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