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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Bowl

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of earthenware transfer-printed with underglaze blue. The outside has two large and two small Chinese garden scenes with pagodas, boats and figures. Inside is a border of cell-pattern above a band of Chinese diapers and formal motives edged with leafy sprays. In the middle are the words 'May / we never / want a friend, / and a bottle / to give / him'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed with underglaze blue
Brief description
Bowl of earthenware transfer-printed with underglaze blue, England or Wales, early 19th century
Physical description
Bowl of earthenware transfer-printed with underglaze blue. The outside has two large and two small Chinese garden scenes with pagodas, boats and figures. Inside is a border of cell-pattern above a band of Chinese diapers and formal motives edged with leafy sprays. In the middle are the words 'May / we never / want a friend, / and a bottle / to give / him'.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 18.4cm
  • Height: 6.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'May / we never / want a friend, / and a bottle / to give / him' (In the middle of the bowl)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Subjects depicted
Other numbers
  • Sch. II 443 - Schreiber number
  • 414:1090/E-1885 - Incorrect number
Collection
Accession number
310:9-1889

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Record createdJuly 31, 2000
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