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

Tray

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tray of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Oval plan with a wavy edge. In the middle is a man sitting on a stone playing the bagpipes to a goat. Round the rim is a strand of looped ribbon.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Tray of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Vienna, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Tray of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Oval plan with a wavy edge. In the middle is a man sitting on a stone playing the bagpipes to a goat. Round the rim is a strand of looped ribbon.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.2cm
  • Width: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A shield (In blue, with the arms of Austria)
  • 'C / 90' (Date mark, impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1481-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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