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

Saucer

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Decorated with a lake-scene in the Chinese manner with an island on the left, and flowering peonies with a trellis below on the right.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Saucer of porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, John Shorthose & Co., Hanley, early 19th century
Physical description
Saucer of porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Decorated with a lake-scene in the Chinese manner with an island on the left, and flowering peonies with a trellis below on the right.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 11.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Shorthose & Co.' and two crescents (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.374-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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