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

Buckle

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Buckle of arched oblong form. Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels with pattern of lozenges alternating with dots, in blue, between two bands of gilding, and with a steel mount.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, the mount of steel
Brief description
Buckle of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, arched oblong form with steel mount, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Buckle of arched oblong form. Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels with pattern of lozenges alternating with dots, in blue, between two bands of gilding, and with a steel mount.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7cm
  • Width: 5.6cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Chaumont, Paris, for £4 in December 1876
Associated object
Other number
Sch. I 389A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:442/A-1885

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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