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

Plate

mid 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate decorated with two pairs of lovers in a landscape; painted en grisaille, with added flesh tones and touches of gilt; with a coloured and gilt floral border on the rim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilt
Brief description
Plate, porcelain decorated with two pairs of lovers in a landscape, Chinese, Qing dynasty, mid 18th century
Physical description
Plate decorated with two pairs of lovers in a landscape; painted en grisaille, with added flesh tones and touches of gilt; with a coloured and gilt floral border on the rim.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.24cm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Basil Ionides
Object history
The design of the plate is based on an engraving after Jean-Baptiste Pater.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.151-1963

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Record createdMarch 12, 2003
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