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

Basin

ca. 1765-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basin of porcelain painted in underglaze blue. The outside is moulded in relief with ogee lines. Painted outside and at the bottom with bouquets of flowers. Narrow border of flowers and foliage on the inside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and moulded
Brief description
Basin of porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770-80
Physical description
Basin of porcelain painted in underglaze blue. The outside is moulded in relief with ogee lines. Painted outside and at the bottom with bouquets of flowers. Narrow border of flowers and foliage on the inside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 14.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
An open crescent (In blue)
Credit line
Given by C. B. Farmer, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.E.6, where dated 1757-80
Collection
Accession number
C.811-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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