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

Dish

1783-93 (made), ca. 1785-1790 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tray of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Shell-shaped with a group of fruit surrounded by four smaller groups and four butterflies, and enclosed by wavy laurel-garlands in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Dessert dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, possibly decorated in London or Robert Chamberlain's Studio, Worcester, ca. 1783-1793, made by Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1783-93
Physical description
Tray of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Shell-shaped with a group of fruit surrounded by four smaller groups and four butterflies, and enclosed by wavy laurel-garlands in gold.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20.3cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Salopian' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.132-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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