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

Dish

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of soft-paste porcelain, circular, fluted and with scalloped edge. The rim is divided by radiating bands of dark blue into four compartments in which are medallions with floral sprays in natural colours. The compartments are painted similarly with bouquets. In the middle are three butterflies surrounded by an undulating blue band on which are white flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in colours and gilt
Brief description
Dessert dish of soft-paste porcelain, painted in colours and gilt, Worcester porcelain factory, England, ca. 1770
Physical description
Dish of soft-paste porcelain, circular, fluted and with scalloped edge. The rim is divided by radiating bands of dark blue into four compartments in which are medallions with floral sprays in natural colours. The compartments are painted similarly with bouquets. In the middle are three butterflies surrounded by an undulating blue band on which are white flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 26cm
Marks and inscriptions
A fretted square, in blue
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3180-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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