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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Saucer

1795-1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of porcelain. In the shape of a truncated cone. Made for the European market. Round the sides, landscape panels reserved in a ground of gilt scrollwork. In the centre, an old man fishing from a ledge of rock, with a boy and a basket near him.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Saucer, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty
Physical description
Saucer of porcelain. In the shape of a truncated cone. Made for the European market. Round the sides, landscape panels reserved in a ground of gilt scrollwork. In the centre, an old man fishing from a ledge of rock, with a boy and a basket near him.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.7cm
  • Diameter: 12.9cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland
Object history
Made for the European market.
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.48-1932

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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