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

Patty Pan

ca. 1777-90 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Patty pan of soft-paste porcelain. Circular, with slides sloping outwards. Transfer-printed in blue on the outside with groups of flowering plants and rockwork in the Chinese style; inside on the bottom is a floral spray.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Patty pan, soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Shropshire, 1777-90
Physical description
Patty pan of soft-paste porcelain. Circular, with slides sloping outwards. Transfer-printed in blue on the outside with groups of flowering plants and rockwork in the Chinese style; inside on the bottom is a floral spray.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.8cm
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'C' (In blue)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Historical context
Previously catalogued as a soap dish.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. E18, where dated to 1777-92
Collection
Accession number
3363-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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