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

French sprig pattern

Punch Bowl
ca. 1785 (made), ca. 1785-1792 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Punch bowl of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, and decorated with cornflowers and foliage, arranged in two wreaths round the inside, and outside in a wreath round the rim, and with detached sprigs that form a diaper pattern over the remaining surface.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFrench sprig pattern (series title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Punch bowl of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, probably decorated by Chamberlain Worcester ca. 1785-1792, made by Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1785.
Physical description
Punch bowl of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, and decorated with cornflowers and foliage, arranged in two wreaths round the inside, and outside in a wreath round the rim, and with detached sprigs that form a diaper pattern over the remaining surface.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Diameter: 28.3cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Bateman, Worcester, for 10 shillings in December 1866
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 609 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:538-1885

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Record createdJanuary 27, 2009
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