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

Saucer

1761-1763 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In the middle is a boy holding a bow, outlined in red, and seated on a purple rock between two tufts of foliage. Border of feathery scrolls in red.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain, Hewelcke porcelain factory, Venice, 1761-1763.
Physical description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In the middle is a boy holding a bow, outlined in red, and seated on a purple rock between two tufts of foliage. Border of feathery scrolls in red.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'V' (Incised and painted in red)
Gallery label
Saucer Porcelain Mark: "V" incised, and painted in red ITALY (VENICE, HEWELCKE); 1761-3 C.481-1927 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by A. L. B. Ashton, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.481-1927

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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