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

Seal

ca. 1759-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Seal of porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of Cupid draped with a blue scarf, holding a heart in each hand and resting one foot on a serpent, and set with a carnelian intaglio, over which is applied a twisted cord in gold for stamping wafers, and set with gold mounting in the base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels, and with a carnelian intaglio and gold mounting
Brief description
Seal of porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of Cupid holding a heart in each hand and resting one foot on a serpent, and set with a carnelian intaglio, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1759-1770
Physical description
Seal of porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of Cupid draped with a blue scarf, holding a heart in each hand and resting one foot on a serpent, and set with a carnelian intaglio, over which is applied a twisted cord in gold for stamping wafers, and set with gold mounting in the base.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 2.5cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Sarlin's, The Hague, for £1 in January 1873
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Barrett, Franklin A. & Arthur L. Thorpe. Derby Porcelain, 1750-1848. London: Faber & Faber, 1971.
Other number
Sch. I 262 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:323-1885

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Record createdDecember 24, 2008
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