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

Basket

ca. 1777-90 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dessert or bread basket of soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Open trelliswork sides with blue flowers in relief on the outside and a twisted loop handle at either end. Printed inside with a large spray of peonies.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Dessert or bread basket of soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1777-90
Physical description
Dessert or bread basket of soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Open trelliswork sides with blue flowers in relief on the outside and a twisted loop handle at either end. Printed inside with a large spray of peonies.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
  • Length: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A crescent (In underglaze blue)
  • 'SALOPIAN' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. D07, where dated 1777-90
Collection
Accession number
C.195-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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