Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Tray

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pearlware tray painted with underglaze blue and moulded. Flat and with a waved edge with six lobes. Flared rim moulded with feathering. Painted with a chinoiserie scene of an island with houses, a man and birds. The edge is painted with a lambrequin border.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Pearlware painted with underglaze blue and moulded
Brief description
Pearlware tray painted with underglaze blue and moulded, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Pearlware tray painted with underglaze blue and moulded. Flat and with a waved edge with six lobes. Flared rim moulded with feathering. Painted with a chinoiserie scene of an island with houses, a man and birds. The edge is painted with a lambrequin border.
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 40.5cm
Gallery label
Tray Made in Staffordshire, England about 1790 Pearlware, painted in underglaze blue C.149-1984 Given by Mrs Patience Bradfield(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Patience Bradfield
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.149-1984

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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