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

Slop-Basin

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

Slop-basin of porcelain painted with enamels in imitation of Chinese porcelain. Painted outside with two Chinese woodmen felling a tree, one with a saw, and the other with an axe. Inside is a flower.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Slop-basin of porcelain painted with enamels, Richard Chaffers, Liverpool, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Slop-basin of porcelain painted with enamels in imitation of Chinese porcelain. Painted outside with two Chinese woodmen felling a tree, one with a saw, and the other with an axe. Inside is a flower.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 14.3cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.664-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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