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On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Plaque

ca. 1755 (made), c.1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Vauxhall Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
West Pans Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Vauxhall (made)
West Pans (made)

Plaque of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue and moulded in relief. Rectangular and moulded with three figures. A man holds Cupid enchained and is crowned by Victory.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Scotland
Object type
Plaque
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue and moulded in relief
Soft Paste Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Moulded
Brief description
Plaque of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue and moulded in relief, possibly Vauxhall porcelain factory, ca. 1755, possibly West Pans, ca. 1770
Physical description
Plaque of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue and moulded in relief. Rectangular and moulded with three figures. A man holds Cupid enchained and is crowned by Victory.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Width: 10.2cm
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Cupid
Figures
Man
Bibliographic references
  • Gabszewicz, Anton. Influence of the Baroque on English porcelain. A paper read at the weekend seminar Fire and Form – The Baroque and its influence on English Ceramics, c. 1660-1760, 26th-27th March 2011, published English Ceramics Circle, 2013, pp209-224. Illustrated fig. 24, 218p. The caption reads: 'Plaque, Figure crowned by Victory, here attributed to William Littler, West Pans. V & A.'
  • For a possible attribution to West Pans, see also Roderick Jellicoe, 'Liverpool Porcelain: Fact or Fiction?', Northern Ceramic Society Journal, Vpl. 28 (2012), pp. 175-190
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.307-1915

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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