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

Dish

1770-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain,. Octagonal oblong with spreading sides, an undulating rim and gilt edge. Inside, a dark blue border decorated and edged with gilt. Four semi-circular panels in reserve contain cameo busts, grisaille against a pink background. In the middle an urn with festoons of roses.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt
Brief description
Dish, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1770-1784
Physical description
Dish, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain,. Octagonal oblong with spreading sides, an undulating rim and gilt edge. Inside, a dark blue border decorated and edged with gilt. Four semi-circular panels in reserve contain cameo busts, grisaille against a pink background. In the middle an urn with festoons of roses.
Dimensions
  • Length: 23.5cm
  • Width: 20.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in gold on underside)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sydney A. Erwood
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.352-1922

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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