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

Platter

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Platter of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware; circular in shape with low sides; in the middle is a circular medallion enclosing two phoenixes, from which radiate six panels, three of them with gilt flowers and symmetrical scrolled foliage in blue or green on a red ground; the alternate three panels are painted with a pine tree flowering prunus and bamboo respectively; round the sides is a conventional floral border


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Platter of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1755
Physical description
Platter of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware; circular in shape with low sides; in the middle is a circular medallion enclosing two phoenixes, from which radiate six panels, three of them with gilt flowers and symmetrical scrolled foliage in blue or green on a red ground; the alternate three panels are painted with a pine tree flowering prunus and bamboo respectively; round the sides is a conventional floral border
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 29.2cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Dalgleish, London, for £1 10 shillings in May 1872
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 159 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:346-1885

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Record createdDecember 16, 2008
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