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

Paperweight

1956 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain paperweight with printed and gilded decoration. Probably an insulator originally.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with printed and gilded decoration
Brief description
Paperweight, porcelain with printed and gilded decoration, designed by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1956.
Physical description
Porcelain paperweight with printed and gilded decoration. Probably an insulator originally.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Width: 6.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Picture of a hand holding a paintbrush (Faded inmpart)
  • 'FORNASETTI - MILANO, MADE IN ITALY'
Collection
Accession number
C.67-1985

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Record createdOctober 20, 2008
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