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

Sugar Basin and Cover

ca. 1790-ca. 1798 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain sugar basin and domed cover decorated with gilt diaper and upper border of gold and green leaf guilloche and pink ribbon; the body has moulded circular handles in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Sugar Basin Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Porcelain sugar basin and cover, gilt diaper decoration with guilloche and pink ribbon border, by Potter and Blancheron's porcelain factory, France, ca. 1790-ca. 1798.
Physical description
Porcelain sugar basin and domed cover decorated with gilt diaper and upper border of gold and green leaf guilloche and pink ribbon; the body has moulded circular handles in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.371&A-1919

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Record createdAugust 17, 2005
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