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

Plate

1778-1781 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt. The rim is painted with leaves in green on a scrolled stem entwined about a gilt band, between two blue scalloped borders with gilt ornament. In the centre is painted a classical urn with a spray of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt
Brief description
Plate, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, Derby Porcelain Factory, decorated at Chelsea, 1778-1781
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt. The rim is painted with leaves in green on a scrolled stem entwined about a gilt band, between two blue scalloped borders with gilt ornament. In the centre is painted a classical urn with a spray of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • An anchor (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in gold on underside)
  • 'N' (Maker's mark incised on underside)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Major W. F. Wyndowe
Production
Dated 1778-1781 by Stephen Mitchell, 2007
Bibliographic references
  • Honey, W. B. Old English Porcelain. London : Faber&Faber, 1948. 116 p., pl.50E.
  • Mitchell, Stephen. The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed Batons Useful Wares. London: SGM Books, 2007, Pl. 13i.
Collection
Accession number
469-1905

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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