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

Saucer

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the centre is a gilt rosette in a medallion surrounded by three small yellow lozenge-shaped panels containing classical devices in red reserved on a deep pink ground. Round the rim is a formal gilt border on a white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, La Courtille, Paris, early 19th century
Physical description
Saucer of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the centre is a gilt rosette in a medallion surrounded by three small yellow lozenge-shaped panels containing classical devices in red reserved on a deep pink ground. Round the rim is a formal gilt border on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 16cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed torches (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Sir William Lawrence, Bt.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.241-1913

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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