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

Dish

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Octagonal in shape. Painted in blue with a central figure subject with a grinder woman facing her client and an other woman behind a well, a landscape with houses on the background. A border of medallions, scrolls and flowers painted in colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Brief description
Dish of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, Rouen, probably 19th century.
Physical description
Dish of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Octagonal in shape. Painted in blue with a central figure subject with a grinder woman facing her client and an other woman behind a well, a landscape with houses on the background. A border of medallions, scrolls and flowers painted in colours.
Dimensions
  • Length: 38.2cm
  • Width: 26.4cm
  • Height: 4.3cm
  • Weight: 1.050kg
Object history
Bought from the Aigoin collection
Production
Probably 19th century
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
445-1870

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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