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

Fromager

Cheese Dish
1750s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cheese dish (Fromager), porcelain, round, pierced sides, two handles, three feet, floral decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a bleu celeste ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFromager (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cheese dish (Fromager), porcelain, floral decoration painted in enamels, possibly Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1750s
Physical description
Cheese dish (Fromager), porcelain, round, pierced sides, two handles, three feet, floral decoration painted in enamels and gilt on a bleu celeste ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
  • Maximum width: 16.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • a fleur de lis in blue enamel for Taillandier (Painter's mark)
  • 4 (incised)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Object history
Given by J.H. Fitzhenry.
Production
probably 1750s; Sir Geoffrey de Bellaigue noted that this is paler than C.361 and the gilding different and possibly a few years later, so the two may not be a pair.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.361A-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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