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

Assiette unie

Plate
ca. 1790 (made), 19th century (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Six large and six small lobed-form. Round the rim is an elaborate floral border in enamels and gold. In the middle on a bleu nouveau ground with a diaper of gilt circles are reserved a large circular panel with wreaths enclosing a bouquet and three small panels with bouquets.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAssiette unie (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, ca. 1790, and re-decorated in 19th century.
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Six large and six small lobed-form. Round the rim is an elaborate floral border in enamels and gold. In the middle on a bleu nouveau ground with a diaper of gilt circles are reserved a large circular panel with wreaths enclosing a bouquet and three small panels with bouquets.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Traces of interlaced 'L's (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • 'G' (Painter's mark in blue enamel for unknown)
  • 'I' (Painter's mark in blue enamel for unknown)
  • '24' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Production
Later decorated
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1409-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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