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

Tea Plate

ca. 1782-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea plate of lead-glazed hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Circular, flat, with narrow rim, on a low recessed footrim. Painted in the centre with an exotic bird seated at a bough, and three insects. The rim is gilded with a plain band.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Tea plate, probably made by New Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, about 1782-1800, hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze, painted in enamels
Physical description
Tea plate of lead-glazed hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Circular, flat, with narrow rim, on a low recessed footrim. Painted in the centre with an exotic bird seated at a bough, and three insects. The rim is gilded with a plain band.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'6' (Possibly a workman's mark, painted in black)
Gallery label
Tea plate Probably made by New Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, England about 1782-1800 Hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze, painted in enamels C.87-1973(16/07/2008)
Production
Acquired as 'Staffordshire, ca. 1790.'
Collection
Accession number
C.87-1973

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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