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

Bowl

ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Box of hard-paste porcelain. Circular, bombé shape, the bottom concave. Upper side painted with a continuous scene of building construction with a river view, the lower side with gold lace and diaper ornament. On the bottom the Temple of Fame with the motto 'Non cuivis patet' above the door. Inside gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bowl, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1740
Physical description
Box of hard-paste porcelain. Circular, bombé shape, the bottom concave. Upper side painted with a continuous scene of building construction with a river view, the lower side with gold lace and diaper ornament. On the bottom the Temple of Fame with the motto 'Non cuivis patet' above the door. Inside gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3cm
  • Diameter: 8.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Non cuivis patet' (Inscribed on the bottom of the temple and above the door)
Object history
From Bond Collection.
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
771-1877

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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