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

Stand

ca. 1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stand or tray of hard-paste porcelain. Oval with high rim; moulded in six lobes. Painted in the style of Japanese "Kakiemon" ware, inside with two men flanking a flower vase, in the field and on the outside walls, floral sprays, trellis border.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, enamels and gilt
Brief description
Stand or tray, hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, enamels and gilt, made by Meissen (Germany), ca. 1735
Physical description
Stand or tray of hard-paste porcelain. Oval with high rim; moulded in six lobes. Painted in the style of Japanese "Kakiemon" ware, inside with two men flanking a flower vase, in the field and on the outside walls, floral sprays, trellis border.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed words (Factory mark, in underglaze blue)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Murray Bequest
Object history
Part of a tea and coffee service, C.882 to 890-1935. This stand and the teapot (C.882-1935) are probably painted by another, less skillful hand than the rest of the service.
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.887-1935

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Record createdApril 18, 2000
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