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

Dish

1770-1781 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fruit-dish of hard-paste porcelain, lozenge-shaped with lobed sides and gilt rim. Painted in enamels with bouquets and sprays of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Dish of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Bristol porcelain factory, England, 1770-1781
Physical description
Fruit-dish of hard-paste porcelain, lozenge-shaped with lobed sides and gilt rim. Painted in enamels with bouquets and sprays of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Length: 30cm
  • Width: 22.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
An arrow-head, in blue
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain London: Faber & Faber, 1948, Pl. 107c, p. 238.
Collection
Accession number
3107-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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