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

Dish

ca. 1764-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of soft-paste porcelain, oval body, the rim moulded with overlapping leaves and coloured blue with flowers in gold. In the middle, a Chinoiserie landscape. Base unglazed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue and gilt
Brief description
Dish, soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue and gilt, made by West Pans factory, Scotland, ca. 1764-1770
Physical description
Dish of soft-paste porcelain, oval body, the rim moulded with overlapping leaves and coloured blue with flowers in gold. In the middle, a Chinoiserie landscape. Base unglazed.
Dimensions
  • Length: 19.1cm
  • Width: 17.1cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed L's and four dots in blue
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Object history
Formerly in Bemrose and Thistlethwayte Collections.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain; a handbook for collectors London: Faber & Faber, 1948, Pl. 56D, pp. 136-137
Collection
Accession number
C.684-1924

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Record createdMay 15, 2009
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