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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Dish

ca. 1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Three Porcelain Bottles Factory (maker)
Place of origin
Delft (made)

Moulded lobed oval dish of tin-glazed earthenware, with painted floral and 'lightning' pattern in blue, green, yellow and red in imitation of Japanese Imari ware.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Delftware
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Dish with 'Japan' pattern, tin-glazed earthenware with painted polychrome floral and 'lightning' pattern, attributed to the factory of 'Three Porcelain Bottles', Delft, Netherlands, about 1720
Physical description
Moulded lobed oval dish of tin-glazed earthenware, with painted floral and 'lightning' pattern in blue, green, yellow and red in imitation of Japanese Imari ware.
Dimensions
  • Length: 34.7cm
  • Width: 28.9cm
Styles
Imari
Kakiemon
Marks and inscriptions
'WK' in monogram (Painted in blue)
Gallery label
Dish attributed to the made at the factory "De Drie Posteleyne Flessies", Delft, Netherlands 1702-25 Mark: 'WK' in monogramme, painted in blue Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration 4739-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Jermyn Street Collection.
Production
The 'WK' mark of Willem van der Kool, came into use in 1702.
Bibliographic references
  • Schevicoven, M. van. Van bliksemschicht tot bloesemtak. Vormen uit Vuur. 1993, no.148. 34 p.
  • The Hague II. 2001. pp.296-300, catalogue entries 94-97.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
4739-1901

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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