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

Plateau (de dejeuner) carre

Tray
1757-1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Square tray of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the middle is a landscape with a little boy with a basket of fish frightening a little girl, both in camaïeu bleu with flesh tones, by showing her a fish. The slanting rim is turquoise-blue and edged with gold. Bleu celeste ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePlateau (de dejeuner) carre (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Square tray of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Sèvres, 1757-1758.
Physical description
Square tray of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the middle is a landscape with a little boy with a basket of fish frightening a little girl, both in camaïeu bleu with flesh tones, by showing her a fish. The slanting rim is turquoise-blue and edged with gold. Bleu celeste ground.
Dimensions
  • Maximum length: 10.1cm
  • Width: 10.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'E' (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • 62 (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1376-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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