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

Stand

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

Stand of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and hexagonal with a wavy sloping rim, and painted with bouquets or sprays of flowers, butterflies and caterpillars.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Stand of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, maker unknown, made in Jingdezhen ca.1760, and decorated in England, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Stand of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and hexagonal with a wavy sloping rim, and painted with bouquets or sprays of flowers, butterflies and caterpillars.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Part of a set with teapot and cover 414:812/&A-1885 (Sch. I 810&A).
These pieces were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Lazarus, London, for 15 shillings and 10 shillings in January 1868
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 810B - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:812/B-1885

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Record createdFebruary 16, 2009
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