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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Dish

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval dessert dish of creamware, pierced and painted in enamels. Oval, with lobed and reeded edge and scalloped border, alternate panels of which are pierced with a simple formal pattern. The sides of the well of the dish are decorated with a further set of scallops. These, the flat well, and alternalte scallops of the border are decorated with sprays of foliage painted in black enamel over-painted in green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Creamware, pierced and painted in green and black enamels
Brief description
Dessert dish, creamware, pierced and painted in enamels, possibly Yorkshire, ca. 1770
Physical description
Oval dessert dish of creamware, pierced and painted in enamels. Oval, with lobed and reeded edge and scalloped border, alternate panels of which are pierced with a simple formal pattern. The sides of the well of the dish are decorated with a further set of scallops. These, the flat well, and alternalte scallops of the border are decorated with sprays of foliage painted in black enamel over-painted in green.
Dimensions
  • Conversion from imperial width: 7.8cm
  • Conversion from imperial length: 20.2cm
Credit line
Given by Miss Falcke
Production
Acquired as 'Leeds earthenware, ... late 18th century'
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.558-1926

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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