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

Bowl

1916-1941 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fairyland lustre bowl of bone china, transfer-printed in brown, painted in underglaze colours with sponged decoration and mother-of-pearl lustre glaze with gold print and edge. Shape No. 2439 (Kangxi). The exterior decorated with "Woodland Bridge which is Una des Fontaine's "Woodland Elves 5" and the interior with "Garden of Paradise".


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china, transfer-printed in brown, painted in underglaze colours with sponged decoration and lustre glaze and gilt
Brief description
Fairyland lustre bowl, bone china, transfer-printed in brown, painted in underglaze colours with sponged decoration and lustre glaze and gilt, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1916-1941
Physical description
Fairyland lustre bowl of bone china, transfer-printed in brown, painted in underglaze colours with sponged decoration and mother-of-pearl lustre glaze with gold print and edge. Shape No. 2439 (Kangxi). The exterior decorated with "Woodland Bridge which is Una des Fontaine's "Woodland Elves 5" and the interior with "Garden of Paradise".
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 18.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'1' and painted with 'Z 4968'
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Fontaines, Una des, Lionel Lambourne and Ann Eatwell (editor). Miss Jones and her fairyland [catalogue], London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990, Cat. No. 5
Collection
Accession number
C.74-1988

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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