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

Plate

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Made in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. In the middle is a group of flowers and fruit. On the rim are exotic birds in landscapes in shaped panels, bordered by raised gilt scrollwork, and reserved on an apple-green ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, painted by William Cook, Coalport Porcelain Factory, Coalport, ca. 1850.
Physical description
Plate of porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Made in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. In the middle is a group of flowers and fruit. On the rim are exotic birds in landscapes in shaped panels, bordered by raised gilt scrollwork, and reserved on an apple-green ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'L L' enclosing 'R P' (In overglaze blue)
  • '9' (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.576-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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