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

Plate

ca. 1779-99 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain. The middle transfer-printed in blue with Chinoiserie figures fishing in a lake scene, with trees, houses and a boat; the rim has a scalloped edge and a border of diaper ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in blue
Brief description
Plate, soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Shropshire, 1779-99
Physical description
Plate of porcelain. The middle transfer-printed in blue with Chinoiserie figures fishing in a lake scene, with trees, houses and a boat; the rim has a scalloped edge and a border of diaper ornament.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 's' (In blue)
  • 'Salopian' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. B03, where dated to 1779-99
Collection
Accession number
3351-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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