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

Serving Dish

ca. 1721-1754 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Octagonal dish, the border painted with formal pattern and the centre with a bird on basket of flowers on a table. Tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware dish, painted in cobalt blue, made at Hannong's pottery factory, Strasbourg, ca. 1721-1754.
Physical description
Octagonal dish, the border painted with formal pattern and the centre with a bird on basket of flowers on a table. Tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue.
Dimensions
  • Width: 33cm
Marks and inscriptions
'R' (painted in blue)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Production
ca. 1721/4-54; Charles François or Paul Hannong's factory
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 62A
Collection
Accession number
C.233-1923

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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