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

Fruit Dish

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fruit dish (comport) of earthenware. The dish is of pointed oval section and is supported on a tall foot with a lozenge-shaped base. It is transfer-printed in underglaze blue inside with Chinoiserie figures and a zebra in a landscape surrounded by a border of flowers. Round the outside of the foot is also a border of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Fruit dish (comport), lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, made at the factory of Rogers, Longport, Staffordshire, ca. 1820
Physical description
Fruit dish (comport) of earthenware. The dish is of pointed oval section and is supported on a tall foot with a lozenge-shaped base. It is transfer-printed in underglaze blue inside with Chinoiserie figures and a zebra in a landscape surrounded by a border of flowers. Round the outside of the foot is also a border of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Length: 30.5cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'ROGERS' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Fruit dish (comport) Made at the factory of Rogers, Longport, Staffordshire, about 1820 Mark: 'ROGERS', impressed Lead-glazed earthenware 2572-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Jermyn Street Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2572-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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