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

Fruit Dish

ca. 1753 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fruit dish of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a large flower possibly intended for a peony. The flower has crimson and brown fringed petals, with a bud, two green leaves and a looped stalk forming a handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Fruit dish, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1753
Physical description
Fruit dish of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a large flower possibly intended for a peony. The flower has crimson and brown fringed petals, with a bud, two green leaves and a looped stalk forming a handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Width: 23.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor, in red
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
2955-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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