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

Dish

ca. 1817-1822 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Shell-shaped, and with a round foot rim and lobed sides. Decorated in Japanese style with a medallion of chrysanthemums, orchid flower, foliage and fanciful designs. In the side panels are alternate palmette and flower designs, and with a border in blue and gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Dish of porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Swansea Pottery, Swansea, ca. 1817-1822
Physical description
Dish of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Shell-shaped, and with a round foot rim and lobed sides. Decorated in Japanese style with a medallion of chrysanthemums, orchid flower, foliage and fanciful designs. In the side panels are alternate palmette and flower designs, and with a border in blue and gilt.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SWANSEA' (In red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Joseph Henry Jacobs
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.51-1950

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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