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

Basket

ca. 1760-65 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basket of porcelain painted with underglaze blue, pierced and moulded. Oval in shape and moulded in imitation of basketwork with pierced sides and two twig handles on the outside, and applied rosettes at the crossings and picked out in blue. Painted inside with formal roses at the crossings, and at the bottom is a landscape in Chinese style with a pavilion and trees. Border of diaper pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with underglaze blue, pierced and moulded
Brief description
Basket of porcelain painted with underglaze blue, pierced and moulded, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, ca. 1760-65
Physical description
Basket of porcelain painted with underglaze blue, pierced and moulded. Oval in shape and moulded in imitation of basketwork with pierced sides and two twig handles on the outside, and applied rosettes at the crossings and picked out in blue. Painted inside with formal roses at the crossings, and at the bottom is a landscape in Chinese style with a pavilion and trees. Border of diaper pattern.
Dimensions
  • Length: 24.1cm
  • Width: 19.1cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.825-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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