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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

ca. 1752-1754 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain painted with underglazed blue, red and gilded. Octagonal and painted with spiky-tailed birds and a flowering plum trees, and a border of small formal flowers, in imitation of Japanese kakiemon porcelain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with underglazed blue, red and gilded
Brief description
Octagonal dish of porcelain painted with underglazed blue, red and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1752-1754.
Physical description
Dish of porcelain painted with underglazed blue, red and gilded. Octagonal and painted with spiky-tailed birds and a flowering plum trees, and a border of small formal flowers, in imitation of Japanese kakiemon porcelain.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Conversion from the Register
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ayres, John, et al. Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe, 1650-1750. London : Oriental Ceramics Society, 1990. 281 p.
Collection
Accession number
C.203-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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