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

Saucer

ca. 1752-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of soft-paste porcelain, painted in blue, purple, brown, green red and yellow with three men standing, beside a bale and cask on a river bank to which a ship is moored. A blemish has been painted out with a flower.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Saucer, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; Chelsea Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1752-55
Physical description
Saucer of soft-paste porcelain, painted in blue, purple, brown, green red and yellow with three men standing, beside a bale and cask on a river bank to which a ship is moored. A blemish has been painted out with a flower.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Credit line
Given by Mr J. Rosen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.120-1932

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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