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

Punch Bowl

ca. 1778-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Punch bowl of soft-paste porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze blue and enamel colours and gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, enamels and gilded
Brief description
Punch bowl, soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and enamels and gilt, Seth Pennington's factory, Liverpool, England, ca. 1778-80
Physical description
Punch bowl of soft-paste porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze blue and enamel colours and gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 20.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor, painted in gold
Bibliographic reference
For a bowl with this pattern, but lacking the turquoise enamelling at the foot, see Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 9.6, where dated ca. 1778-80
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.257-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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