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

Dish

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

Trefoil leaf-shaped pickle dish of porcelain with serrated edge and a tiny stalk, standing on three feet; the reverse side also with moulded veining; painted inside in a purplish blue are sprays of a peony-like flower. This dish copies English ceramics made at Bow ca. 1749-50, and at Vauxhall in the 1750's.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Leaf-shaped pickle dish, porcelain decorated with blue flower sprays inside, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, mid 18th century
Physical description
Trefoil leaf-shaped pickle dish of porcelain with serrated edge and a tiny stalk, standing on three feet; the reverse side also with moulded veining; painted inside in a purplish blue are sprays of a peony-like flower. This dish copies English ceramics made at Bow ca. 1749-50, and at Vauxhall in the 1750's.
Dimensions
  • Width: 9.14cm
  • Length: 9.14cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs. B. Nichols
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.18-1972

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Record createdMarch 13, 2003
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