Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Plate

ca. 1760-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A Chinese figure, a pavilion, trees and fences in yellow, blue and manganese-purple within a border of bianco-sopra-bianco leaves and 'pine-cones'.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Lavender.
Shape: Shape L with a press-moulded fluted border and scalloped rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Chinese figure and a pavilion
Physical description
A Chinese figure, a pavilion, trees and fences in yellow, blue and manganese-purple within a border of bianco-sopra-bianco leaves and 'pine-cones'.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Lavender.
Shape: Shape L with a press-moulded fluted border and scalloped rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Object history
W.F. Greenwood and Sons Ltd., York and Harrogate. Exhibited: Rijksmuseum, No: 144.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
  • Garner and Archer, pp.23, 24, 34, 35, Pl: D.
Other number
B88. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.90-1940

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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