Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Worcester (made)

Cake-plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Fluted rim with a scalloped edge. Decorated with an irregular panelled design of dragons, prunus-blossom, chrysanthemum badges and diaper in colours and gold.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Soft Paste Porcelain
Enamels
Painted
Gilded
Brief description
Cake-plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Cake-plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Fluted rim with a scalloped edge. Decorated with an irregular panelled design of dragons, prunus-blossom, chrysanthemum badges and diaper in colours and gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • An open crescent (In blue)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Fluted
Scalloped
Dragons
Prunus
Chrysanthemums
Diaper
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.420-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O341719/plate-worcester-porcelain-factory/
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