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

Plate

ca. 1773-ca. 1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wavy rim with gilt dentil border; painted in enamels with scattered flowers on white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Porcelain plate, gilt wavy rim and scattered flowers in enamels, by Comte' d'Artois' porcelain factory, Limoges, ca. 1773-ca. 1784
Physical description
Wavy rim with gilt dentil border; painted in enamels with scattered flowers on white ground.
Marks and inscriptions
'CD' (painted in red enamel)
Credit line
Given by W. S. de Winton, Esq.
Production
About 1773-1777 or 1773-84; The mark, 'CD' for Comte d'Artois, suggests a date during his support of the factory, 1773-7, or at least before it was sold to the Crown in 1784.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.237-1915

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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