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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

Dessert serving dish of creamware, painted in crimson enamel. Moulded in the form of a shell, the edges shaded in crimson. A spray of flowers and small sprigs painted inside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Creamware, painted in enamels
Brief description
Dessert dish, creamware, painted in crimson enamel, Josiah Wedgwood's factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1770
Physical description
Dessert serving dish of creamware, painted in crimson enamel. Moulded in the form of a shell, the edges shaded in crimson. A spray of flowers and small sprigs painted inside.
Dimensions
  • Conversion from imperial height: 5.5cm
  • Conversion from imperial length: 20cm
  • Conversion from imperial width: 14.3cm
Credit line
Given by Miss Lily Antrobus
Production
This dish is identical to those in the 'Husk Service', which Wedgwood supplied to Catherine the Great in 1770 (many pieces of which were made in moulds cast from wooden models carved by John Coward, the enamelling of which has been attributed to James Bakewell).
Collection
Accession number
C.71-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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