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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 porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with a view of Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire. Oblong with a slanting rim pierced with a symmetrical design of classical foliage. The underside of the rim is coloured marone. 'Fonthill Abbey' is written on the back.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels, pierced and gilded
Brief description
Dish of porcelain painted with enamels, pierced and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Dish of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with a view of Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire. Oblong with a slanting rim pierced with a symmetrical design of classical foliage. The underside of the rim is coloured marone. 'Fonthill Abbey' is written on the back.
Dimensions
  • Length: 24.1cm
  • Width: 17.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Fonthill Abbey' (Written in red on the back)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.316-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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