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

Bowl

ca. 1756 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain transfer-printed in purple-grey enamel. Circular and printed with four oval groups of birds. Inside is a group of birds on a tree stump.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in purple-grey enamel
Brief description
Bowl of porcelain transfer-printed in purple-grey enamel, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1756.
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain transfer-printed in purple-grey enamel. Circular and printed with four oval groups of birds. Inside is a group of birds on a tree stump.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 20.6cm
Conversion from the Register
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Watney, B. Notes on Bow Transfer Printing. English Ceramic Circle Transactions. 1972, vol. 8, part 2.
  • Guy Jones, Gordon and Sue. Bow Porcelain On-glaze Prints and their Sources, English Ceramics Circle, 2013.
  • Redstone, David. Bow Porcelain, Stoke-on-Trent : City Museum & Art Gallery, 1981 124
Collection
Accession number
C.227-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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