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

Punch Bowl and Cover

1765-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Punch bowl and cover of hard-paste porcelain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bowl
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, with ormolu mount
Brief description
Punch bowl and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded with ormolu mount, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, 1765-1775.
Physical description
Punch bowl and cover of hard-paste porcelain.
Dimensions
  • Bowl and stand height: 19.1cm
  • With cover height: 31.8cm
  • Diameter: 30.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords (Factory mark, in underglaze blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Col. T. G. Gayer-Anderson
Object history
The gilt mounts were added later.
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.37&A-1960

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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