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

Plate

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

Plate of hard-paste porcelain. The rim is moulded in low relief in imitation of basketwork; slightly wavy edge. Painted with a bouquet, including a large blue and purple iris, and with detached sprays of flowers in natural colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Plate, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Germany, ca. 1765
Physical description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain. The rim is moulded in low relief in imitation of basketwork; slightly wavy edge. Painted with a bouquet, including a large blue and purple iris, and with detached sprays of flowers in natural colours.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CT' in monogram under a crown, in blue
  • 'AH' in purple
Credit line
Given from the collection of the late R. Temple Kirkpatrick
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.31-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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