Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plate

1838 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain plate with central pink and white flower and red flowers painted in enamels. Border of silver and gilt classical ornament on dark ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels, with silvering and gilding
Brief description
Plate, porcelain painted in enamels, decorated with flowers, silver and gilt border, made by Louis-Désiré Barré, manufactured by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1838
Physical description
Porcelain plate with central pink and white flower and red flowers painted in enamels. Border of silver and gilt classical ornament on dark ground.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'LP' (?LB) in monogram and a crown, 'Sèvres 1838' in grey (Maker's mark; printed; on reverse)
  • 'AB' in monogram in gold (Gilder's mark (?); painted; on reverse)
  • 'D.19.av.36' in green (Maker's mark; painted; on reverse)
  • 'Ixia Tricolor Magnolia Discolor' (Maker's mark; on reverse)
  • unidentified (Signature; painted; in the decoration)
Production
The blank was made in 1838. L-D Barré was head of the painting studio 1844-81
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
465-1846

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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