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

Plate

ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. The centre is painted with a shield with the arms of Sneyd of Bishton Staffordshire, Argent a scythe in pale, the blade in chief sable, on the dexter side of the handle a fleur-de-lis of the last; crest, A lion passant gardant sable; with Edmonds of Middlesex in pretence, Argent, on a cross, within a bordure, both engrailed sable, five cinquefolds of the field (here or). Round the well there are cartouche with formal flroal motifs on lotus scrollwork, and round the rim four jewel-like motifs and three sprays of a thistle-like flower and above the crest of a lion.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gold
Brief description
Plate, porcelain painted in enamels and gold with coat of arms, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign period, ca. 1730
Physical description
Plate, porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. The centre is painted with a shield with the arms of Sneyd of Bishton Staffordshire, Argent a scythe in pale, the blade in chief sable, on the dexter side of the handle a fleur-de-lis of the last; crest, A lion passant gardant sable; with Edmonds of Middlesex in pretence, Argent, on a cross, within a bordure, both engrailed sable, five cinquefolds of the field (here or). Round the well there are cartouche with formal flroal motifs on lotus scrollwork, and round the rim four jewel-like motifs and three sprays of a thistle-like flower and above the crest of a lion.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.9cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr P. Cooke
Production
The decoration probably added in Holland
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Howard, David Santuary. Chinese Armorial Porcelain. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974, p. 225
Collection
Accession number
FE.52-1978

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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