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

Pomade or Toilet Jar

ca. 1755-ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pomade or toilet jar, porcelain, painted in enamels. Low cylindrical jar with six vertical flutes; these match the lobes on the domed cover. Painted with flowers in polychrome enamels.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot Body
  • Pot Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Pomade or toilet jar, porcelain, painted in enamels, Mennecy porcelain factory, France, about 1755-1765
Physical description
Pomade or toilet jar, porcelain, painted in enamels. Low cylindrical jar with six vertical flutes; these match the lobes on the domed cover. Painted with flowers in polychrome enamels.
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.297B&C-1909

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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