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

Dish

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish painted in grey. A brown rim leads to the well and its band of seven quartered flowers separated by seven leaves. A white circle with four inner white half-almond shapes surrounds the centre and its garland of four lemon-shapes linked by four leaves round the central lemon-shape. Thje outer well is limited by a narrow scrolling rim band and a lower wider scrolling band. There are four spur marks and a recessed centre inside the base ring.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware
Brief description
ISL, NP, 16/17
Physical description
Dish painted in grey. A brown rim leads to the well and its band of seven quartered flowers separated by seven leaves. A white circle with four inner white half-almond shapes surrounds the centre and its garland of four lemon-shapes linked by four leaves round the central lemon-shape. Thje outer well is limited by a narrow scrolling rim band and a lower wider scrolling band. There are four spur marks and a recessed centre inside the base ring.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Width: 22.3cm
Style
Collection
Accession number
964-1886

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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