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

Dish

ca. 1710-1725 (made), ca. 1725-1735 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain plate, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels with two parrots in the centre, one perched on a budding rose-tree, the other on a stump pecking at a cherry which it holds with its claws; round the rim is a border of conventional flowers and foliage on a continous stem.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilded
Brief description
Porcelain dish painted with parrots and flowers, Jingdezhen, China, ca.1710-25; decoration added in The Netherlands ca. 1725-35
Physical description
Porcelain plate, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels with two parrots in the centre, one perched on a budding rose-tree, the other on a stump pecking at a cherry which it holds with its claws; round the rim is a border of conventional flowers and foliage on a continous stem.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.0cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mrs Julia C. Gulland
Object history
Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
680A-1907

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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