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

Basin

1757-1802 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basin of porcelain painted with enamels in the Chinese style. Painted outside with three Chinese figures in a garden. Round the inside is a border, and on the bottom is a floral spray, both in red.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Basin of porcelain painted with enamels, Lowestoft porcelain factory, Lowestoft, 1757-1802.
Physical description
Basin of porcelain painted with enamels in the Chinese style. Painted outside with three Chinese figures in a garden. Round the inside is a border, and on the bottom is a floral spray, both in red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
Style
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3721-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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