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

Dish

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Oval. Painted with a gilt border of feathered scrollwork, dots and a broad plain band, enclosing a basket of flowers, standing on a patch of turf with growing plants. On the rim are sprays of pink roses.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Swansea Pottery, Swansea, ca. 1820
Physical description
Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Oval. Painted with a gilt border of feathered scrollwork, dots and a broad plain band, enclosing a basket of flowers, standing on a patch of turf with growing plants. On the rim are sprays of pink roses.
Dimensions
  • Length: 52.4cm
  • Width: 38.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SWANSEA' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mr J.E.Andrews
Object history
Formerly in the Burdett Coutts Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.944-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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