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

Bowl

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; slightly misshapen, with a scalloped rim; painted outside in brown, red, crimson and green with a flowering fruit-tree, the stem and spreading branches of which are represented as passing beyond, and reappearing from above, the level of the rim; inside is a border of two red lines following the scallops and, on the bottom, is a floral spray in crimson


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Bowl of porcelain, painted with enamels, and is slightly misshapen, with a scalloped rim, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Bowl of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; slightly misshapen, with a scalloped rim; painted outside in brown, red, crimson and green with a flowering fruit-tree, the stem and spreading branches of which are represented as passing beyond, and reappearing from above, the level of the rim; inside is a border of two red lines following the scallops and, on the bottom, is a floral spray in crimson
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
This bowl and cups were all purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr C. Prideaux, Knightsbridge, the bowl and two cups for 10 shillings, and one 'Oriental piece' for 5 shillings, in November 1868
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 720 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:725-1885

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Record createdFebruary 5, 2009
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