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

Plate

ca. 1730 (made), 1740-1750 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted in red. In the middle is a landscape with figures in front of a castle beside a lake. On the rim are four groups of flowers and fruit.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in red
Brief description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted in red, probably painted by F.F. Mayer in Pressnitz between 1740-1750, made at Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1730.
Physical description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted in red. In the middle is a landscape with figures in front of a castle beside a lake. On the rim are four groups of flowers and fruit.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Purchased through the Bequest of Captain H. B. Murray
Object history
Bought from the Rosenheim Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.236-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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