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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. 1760-ca. 1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours with three birds of brilliant plumage perched on trees and rocks; gilt wavy rim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Plate, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1760-1769
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours with three birds of brilliant plumage perched on trees and rocks; gilt wavy rim.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor, in gold
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1948, Pl. 20B p. 71
  • Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1977, Pl. 26b, p. 69.
Collection
Accession number
2945-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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