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

Bowl

ca. 1760-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl, cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. All are moulded in relief with radiating S-shaped panels, three narrow alternating with one wider one; round the edge in each case, a border of plain basket-pattern. Hemi-spherical bowl with low foot ring; stand with central ring to steady the bowl; flanged cover surmounted by a knob in the form of a cherry with twigs and leaves. All three pieces painted with bouquets and sprays of flowers in puce, red, yellow, blue, purple, green and black (outlines).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Bowl
  • Cover
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Covered bowl and stand, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, Worcester Porcelain Factory, ca. 1760-1765
Physical description
Bowl, cover and stand of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. All are moulded in relief with radiating S-shaped panels, three narrow alternating with one wider one; round the edge in each case, a border of plain basket-pattern. Hemi-spherical bowl with low foot ring; stand with central ring to steady the bowl; flanged cover surmounted by a knob in the form of a cherry with twigs and leaves. All three pieces painted with bouquets and sprays of flowers in puce, red, yellow, blue, purple, green and black (outlines).
Dimensions
  • Bowl wiht cover height: 10.8cm
  • Bowl without cover height: 5.7cm
  • Bowl diameter: 12cm
  • Cover diameter: 12.7cm
  • Stand diameter: 17.4cm
Dimensions converted from imperial
Credit line
Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk
Collection
Accession number
C.80A-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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