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

Saucer

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of porcelain, painted en grisaille and gilt with an image of the Goddess Juno, copying a European engraving; borders of garbled European design, of peacocks, cell and scale pattern, rosettes, foliage and palmettes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in coloured enamels and gilt
Brief description
Saucer, porcelain painted en grisaille and gilt, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, ca. 1750
Physical description
Saucer of porcelain, painted en grisaille and gilt with an image of the Goddess Juno, copying a European engraving; borders of garbled European design, of peacocks, cell and scale pattern, rosettes, foliage and palmettes.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr C. B. Farmer
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 177
Collection
Accession number
C.814A-1917

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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