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

Slop Basin

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Slop basin of earthenware, transfer-printed in blue with Chinoiserie flowering plants and a vase on the outside. Inside on the bottom is a similar vase and on the rim a border of flowers and foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, transfer-printed in blue and gilded
Brief description
Slop basin of earthenware, transfer-printed in blue with chinoiserie plants and vase, decorated with gilding. English, Wedgwood, mid 19th century
Physical description
Slop basin of earthenware, transfer-printed in blue with Chinoiserie flowering plants and a vase on the outside. Inside on the bottom is a similar vase and on the rim a border of flowers and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.4cm
  • Diameter: 16.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
This Wedgwood bowl has the Chinese Vase Pattern depicted on it
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
"Blue and White transfer Ware 1780-1840" AW Coysh 1970, p.93 No.133
Collection
Accession number
2363-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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