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

Plate

ca. 1726-1759 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painted in the middle with a swallow perched on the stem of a flower. Round the rim is a border of four compartments separated by diaper ornament and containing conventional foliage and strawberries.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Swedish, Rörstrand, about 1726-1759.
Physical description
Painted in the middle with a swallow perched on the stem of a flower. Round the rim is a border of four compartments separated by diaper ornament and containing conventional foliage and strawberries.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register diameter: 9in
Marks and inscriptions
  • '6 BKI A' (in blue)
  • 'XIV' (Incised)
Gallery label
Plate Made in Rörstrand, Sweden 1726-1759 Marks: '6 BKI A', in blue 'XIV' incised Tin-glazed earthenware 2026-1877 Given by Robert Almström(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by Robert Almström
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2026-1877

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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