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

Soup Plate

ca. 1756-1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Soup plate of soft-paste porcelain, with deep well; painted in underglaze blue with flowering plants and sprays; round the well is a border of diaper pattern alternating with lobed compartments containing formal flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Soup plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, Vauxhall, ca. 1756-1758.
Physical description
Soup plate of soft-paste porcelain, with deep well; painted in underglaze blue with flowering plants and sprays; round the well is a border of diaper pattern alternating with lobed compartments containing formal flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'4' (Possibly)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Previously attributed to Liverpool in the register.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Watney, Bernard. English blue and white porcelain of the eighteenth century, 2nd ed., London: Faber and Faber, 1973
Collection
Accession number
C.700-1924

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Record createdMay 18, 2009
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