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

Plaque

ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of biscuit porcelain, glazed and gilded. With a bust portrait in relief of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, profile to the right, and with Star of the Order of the Black Eagle. Circular with a laurel wreath bound with ribbons in the gilt hollow of the moulded border. The border is glazed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Biscuit porcelain, glazed, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Plaque of biscuit porcelain, glazed and gilded, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin, Berlin, ca. 1785.
Physical description
Plaque of biscuit porcelain, glazed and gilded. With a bust portrait in relief of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, profile to the right, and with Star of the Order of the Black Eagle. Circular with a laurel wreath bound with ribbons in the gilt hollow of the moulded border. The border is glazed.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
A sceptre (In blue)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.385-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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