Not currently on display at the V&A

Dish

ca. 1700-20 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Circular, with a deep well and narrow flat rim. Painted in the middle with a spray of flowers surrrounded by a wide blue ring over which are painted formal flowers and scrolls in gold; on the rim, a European design of circles and bands interlaced with scrolled foliage and rosettes; picked out in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Dish, porcelain, with a design of flowers and scrolls in blue and gold, Chinese, mid 18th century
Physical description
Circular, with a deep well and narrow flat rim. Painted in the middle with a spray of flowers surrrounded by a wide blue ring over which are painted formal flowers and scrolls in gold; on the rim, a European design of circles and bands interlaced with scrolled foliage and rosettes; picked out in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.89cm
  • Diameter: 41.91cm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by A. E. Seawell, Esq.
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.800-1917

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2003
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