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

Saucer

1768-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Painted in blue with a Chinoiserie landscape in the middle; the rim has an undulating edge and is painted with three floral sprays.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with painted decoration in blue
Brief description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain, painted in blue, Plymouth Porcelain Factory, England, 1768-1770
Physical description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Painted in blue with a Chinoiserie landscape in the middle; the rim has an undulating edge and is painted with three floral sprays.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.6cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
The alchemist's symbol for tin (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3101-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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