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

Sugar Bowl and Cover

1808-1818 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Conical handleless bowl transfer-printed in black with a panel with 'Fête Champêtre' after Giorgione on one side and on the other with 'The Return of the Spies', both bowl and cover printed with trophies


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Sugar Basin Cover
Materials and techniques
Creamware (faïence fine), transfer-printed in black
Brief description
Creamware sugar bowl made at Creil pottery factory 1808-1818 and transfer-printed by Stone, Coquerel and Le Gros
Physical description
Conical handleless bowl transfer-printed in black with a panel with 'Fête Champêtre' after Giorgione on one side and on the other with 'The Return of the Spies', both bowl and cover printed with trophies
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CREIL' impressed
  • printed circular mark in black: 'SCL' in monogram with 'PAR BREVET D'INVENTION-PARIS-Manufre d'Impression sur Faience, Porcelaine etc'
  • '28' printed in black on bowl and '9' printed in black on cover
Gallery label
Gallery 128 Decant 2003 Transfer-printed with a 'Fête Champêtre' after Giorgione and 'The Return of the Spies'.(07/06/2004)
Credit line
Given by Arthur Myers Smith, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.522&A-1920

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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