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

Plaque

ca. 1864 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of porcelain, painted in enamel colours with arabesque group of two sphinxes and a central seated figure; copy after Lucas van Leyden.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Plaque, porcelain painted in enamels, by J. B. Evans (after Lucas van Leyden), England, ca. 1864
Physical description
Plaque of porcelain, painted in enamel colours with arabesque group of two sphinxes and a central seated figure; copy after Lucas van Leyden.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Width: 22.9cm
Object history
Prize object in the Society of Arts Exhibition, 1864. Won (workmanship competition section) 1st prize of £5. Bought for 10 guineas.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Burlington Magazine, Volume CXXXV, No. 1083, June 1993.
Collection
Accession number
38-1865

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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