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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plate

1756 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels and gilt. In the centre, the Dutch ship 'Vryburg' in full sail, ornamental gilt frame. On rim inscription and date "T. SCHIP: VRYBURG CEVOERT: DOOR: CAPITEUN JACOB. RUZIK IN: CHINA. INT. JAAR. 1756", surrounded by rococo branches tied by ribbon and surmounted by a coronet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Plate, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, dated 1756
Physical description
Plate of porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels and gilt. In the centre, the Dutch ship 'Vryburg' in full sail, ornamental gilt frame. On rim inscription and date "T. SCHIP: VRYBURG CEVOERT: DOOR: CAPITEUN JACOB. RUZIK IN: CHINA. INT. JAAR. 1756", surrounded by rococo branches tied by ribbon and surmounted by a coronet.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'T. SCHIP: VRYBURG CEVOERT: DOOR: CAPITEUN JACOB. RUZIK IN: CHINA. INT. JAAR. 1756' (On rim)
Credit line
Basil Ionides Bequest
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.14, pl.10
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.153-1963

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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