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

Basket

ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basket of parian porcelain with an iridescent glaze. Trefoil shape with woven sides and base, and decorated with flower sprays on the upper edge. The underside has two applied scrolls impressed 'BELLEEK CO. FERMANAGH'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Parian porcelain with an iridescent glaze
Brief description
Basket of parian porcelain with an iridescent glaze, Belleek pottery, Fermanagh, ca. 1880.
Physical description
Basket of parian porcelain with an iridescent glaze. Trefoil shape with woven sides and base, and decorated with flower sprays on the upper edge. The underside has two applied scrolls impressed 'BELLEEK CO. FERMANAGH'.
Dimensions
  • Maximun, excluding flanges width: 13.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'BELLEEK CO. FERMANAGH' (Impressed on two applied scrolls on the underside)
Credit line
Given by Mrs F.L. Jenks
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Langham, Marian, 'Belleek Irish Porcelain' Quiller Press, 1993
Collection
Accession number
C.2-1971

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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