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

Saucer

ca. 1741 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Moulded in wavy lobes with scallop shells in relief inside rim. Painted in enamel colours with a central roundel of diaper and floral ornament in Imari style around which are arranged three 'island style' chinoiseries. Gilt reliefs and edge. Outside poor quality Indian flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler, made at Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1741
Physical description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Moulded in wavy lobes with scallop shells in relief inside rim. Painted in enamel colours with a central roundel of diaper and floral ornament in Imari style around which are arranged three 'island style' chinoiseries. Gilt reliefs and edge. Outside poor quality Indian flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 17.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
  • An illegible number (Impressed)
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
32-1908

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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