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

Toilette Pot and Cover

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Toilette pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Moulded in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Toilette Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded, and moulded
Brief description
Toilette pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, Buen Retiro porcelain factory, Buen Retiro, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Toilette pot and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Moulded in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 3.8cm
  • Including lid height: 85mm
  • Diameter: 40mm
Marks and inscriptions
A fleur-de-lys (In gold)
Gallery label
Toilette Pot and Cover Porcelain Mark: a fleur-de-lys, in gold Initials of Queen Maria Luisa, Consort of Charles IV (1788-1808) SPAIN (BUEN RETIRO); about 1790 Gift of Mr J.H.Fitzhenry C.21&A-1910 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by Mr J.H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.21&A-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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