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

Surtout de table

Table Centrepiece
ca. 1721-1754 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Raised plateau painted with a formal lambrequin pattern

Object details

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Object type
TitleSurtout de table
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware table centrepiece painted in cobalt blue, made by Hannong's pottery factory, Strasbourg, about 1721-1754
Physical description
Raised plateau painted with a formal lambrequin pattern
Marks and inscriptions
'IM' painted in blue
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Production
about 1721/4-54; Charles François or Paul Hannong's factory
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.203-1951

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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