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

Plate

ca. 1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of bone china painted in enamels and gilded. Of circular form with the border moulded with scrollwork and picked out with gilding. Centre painted with a spray of pink roses surrounded by five scattered forget-me-not sprays.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china painted in enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Plate of bone china painted in enamels and gilded, decorated by Désiré Leroy, Royal Crown Derby, Derby, ca. 1908
Physical description
Plate of bone china painted in enamels and gilded. Of circular form with the border moulded with scrollwork and picked out with gilding. Centre painted with a spray of pink roses surrounded by five scattered forget-me-not sprays.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DERBY' (Impressed)
  • 'ROYAL CROWN DERBY ENGLAND' [accompanied by a crown and monogram] (Printed in red)
  • 'M' [with a stroke above] (Printed in red, the year cypher in use around 1909.)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Bertha Cracknall, in memory of her husband, Alexander Hugh Cracknall
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.56-1966

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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