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

Tray

ca. 1793-ca. 1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain oval tray; sepia landscape in central roundel surrounded by stipple decoration, gilt borders. Hard-paste porcelain enamelled in monochrome, and gilded.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain enamelled in monochrome, and gilded
Brief description
Porcelain oval tray, sepia landscape and stipple decoration with gilt, by Chevalier Brothers' porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1793-ca. 1799.
Physical description
Porcelain oval tray; sepia landscape in central roundel surrounded by stipple decoration, gilt borders. Hard-paste porcelain enamelled in monochrome, and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Length: 43.2cm
  • Width: 30.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C H' (painted in gold)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Production
Acquired as Chanou's factory, rue de Reuilly, and dated to ca. 1784.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.216-1915

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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