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

Cover

ca . 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cover of porcelain, painted with enamels en camaïeuin black outline washed over with green, heart-shaped, and it is painted on the outside with mountainous landscapes in which are castellated buildings and trees.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Heart-shaped cover of porcelain, painted with enamels en camaïeuin black outline washed over with green, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Cover of porcelain, painted with enamels en camaïeuin black outline washed over with green, heart-shaped, and it is painted on the outside with mountainous landscapes in which are castellated buildings and trees.
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Part of a set of a toilet box and cover and five smaller boxes and covers 414:260/ to K-1885 (Sch. I 202 to K)
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Willson, London, for £6 in January 1869
Other number
Sch. I 202E - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:260/E-1885

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Record createdDecember 19, 2008
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