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

Plate

ca. 1728 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. The arms of Tuthill are of Kilmore, Azure, are painted in the centre on a bend argent cotised or, a lion passant sable; crest, On a mount vert a turtle proper dove, in the beak an olive branch of the first. Round the wall is a band with four cartouche containing auspicious emblems on a ground of cell diaper in red and gold, and round the rim, painted in white enamel are three flowering sprays.


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 reing period, ca. 1728
Physical description
Plate, porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. The arms of Tuthill are of Kilmore, Azure, are painted in the centre on a bend argent cotised or, a lion passant sable; crest, On a mount vert a turtle proper dove, in the beak an olive branch of the first. Round the wall is a band with four cartouche containing auspicious emblems on a ground of cell diaper in red and gold, and round the rim, painted in white enamel are three flowering sprays.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.8cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr P. Cooke
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Howard, David Santuary. Chinese Armorial Porcelain. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974, p. 221
Collection
Accession number
FE.49-1978

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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