Not currently on display at the V&A

Bowl

ca. 1973 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White porcelain bowl, oval-shaped, curving gently from a high foot into straight sides. Two round, flattened knobs form the handles and there is geometric moulding around each handle. Covered with clear glaze and decorated with transfer-printed design of a stylised flower in red.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with transfer-printed and moulded decoration
Brief description
Bowl in "Pivoine" (Peony) pattern, porcelain with transfer-printed and moulded decoration, designed by Marc Held, made by Coquet Porcelaine de Limoges, France, ca. 1973.
Physical description
White porcelain bowl, oval-shaped, curving gently from a high foot into straight sides. Two round, flattened knobs form the handles and there is geometric moulding around each handle. Covered with clear glaze and decorated with transfer-printed design of a stylised flower in red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Length: 15cm
  • Width: 10.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Marc Held, pour coquet porcelainier à Limoges France' (Printed within a circle)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Préaud, Tamara & Serge Gauthier. Ceramics of the 20th century. New York, 1982, 76 p. fig. 124.
Collection
Accession number
C.73E-1982

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Record createdOctober 14, 2008
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