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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

early 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of tin-glazed earthenware. Octagonal in shape. Painted in the centre with a basket of flowers and with a border of flowers, arabesques and lambrequins, in red and blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in red and blue. France, Rouen, early 18th century
Physical description
Dish of tin-glazed earthenware. Octagonal in shape. Painted in the centre with a basket of flowers and with a border of flowers, arabesques and lambrequins, in red and blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.3cm
  • Weight: 0.530kg
Marks and inscriptions
'GS' (In blue ink on the bottom)
Object history
Bought from the Aigoin collection.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Chompret, Joseph, Répertoire de la faïence française, Rouen
Collection
Accession number
406-1870

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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