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

Plate

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and with painted brown enamel edging; in the middle are two sheep beside a rock and on the rim are three Italians landscapes with buildings and figures


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black, and with painted brown enamel edging
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and with brown enamel edging, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1760
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel and with painted brown enamel edging; in the middle are two sheep beside a rock and on the rim are three Italians landscapes with buildings and figures
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of two plates with 414:73A-1885 (Sch. I 113A)
The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Hawkin's sale, Grantham, for £2 2 shillings in January 1875
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Bibliographic references
  • Watney, B. Notes on Bow Transfer Printing. English Ceramic Circle Transactions. 1972, vol. 8, part 2.
  • Guy-Jones, Gordon & Sue. Bow Porcelain, On-glaze Prints and their Sources. English Ceramics Circle, 2013. See no. 50, 414:73A-1885 is illustrated fig. 50A, 76p.
Other number
Sch. I 113 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:73-1885

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Record createdDecember 12, 2008
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