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

Plate

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain, octagonal, painted in underglaze blue with a flowering plum tree in Chinese style.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Plate, octagonal, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, factory uncertain, England, ca. 1750
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, octagonal, painted in underglaze blue with a flowering plum tree in Chinese style.
Dimensions
  • Width: 24.1cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'C'
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
For a discussion of this group of wares, see Nick Panes, Ray Howard, and Professor J. Victor Owen, 'Attribution enhanced --"Isleworth porcelain" re-examined', English Ceramic Circle Transactions, Vol. 24 (2013), pp. 89-116, where attributions to Isleworth, Bow and Liverpool are considered.
Collection
Accession number
C.591-1924

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Record createdMay 12, 2009
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