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

Plaque

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of hard-paste porcelain painted in purple. Circular with a raised edge and unglazed back. Two holes pierced for suspension at the top. Painted in purple with an owl with raised wings sitting on a tree being mobbed by four birds. At the foot of the tree is a bird-trap. Trees and houses in the distance.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in purple
Brief description
Plaque of hard-paste porcelain painted in purple, Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Germany, ca. 1770
Physical description
Plaque of hard-paste porcelain painted in purple. Circular with a raised edge and unglazed back. Two holes pierced for suspension at the top. Painted in purple with an owl with raised wings sitting on a tree being mobbed by four birds. At the foot of the tree is a bird-trap. Trees and houses in the distance.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk
Object history
One of a pair with C.61A-1956.
Production
Painting previously attributed to Louis-Victor Gerverot.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.61-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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