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

Bowl and Cover

ca. 1730-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Hemispherical shape. Low domed cover with 'footring' knob. Painted in famille verte style with branches of Indian flowers and butterflies. Brown-edged cover and knob.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bowl
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Bowl and cover, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1730-1735
Physical description
Bowl and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Hemispherical shape. Low domed cover with 'footring' knob. Painted in famille verte style with branches of Indian flowers and butterflies. Brown-edged cover and knob.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
  • Mark of the thrower Meinert
Object history
From E. J. Stanley Collection (sold Christie's, 31 Jan. 1908, lot 48).
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
14&A-1908

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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