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

Plate

ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Six-lobed plate of porcelain. The well is decorated with two birds in a landscape, enamelled in sepia, the painting is signed on the rocks, bottom right, 'W. Dixon'. The flange is painted with a repeating motif of an anthemion alternating with a stylised flower, with two leaves, in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in enamel and gilt
Brief description
Plate, porcelain painted in sepia monochrome and gilt; Coalport Porcelain Factory, England (Coalport), ca. 1810
Physical description
Six-lobed plate of porcelain. The well is decorated with two birds in a landscape, enamelled in sepia, the painting is signed on the rocks, bottom right, 'W. Dixon'. The flange is painted with a repeating motif of an anthemion alternating with a stylised flower, with two leaves, in gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.6cm
Production
Factory of John Rose
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.48-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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