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

Sugar-Basin and Cover

ca. 1765-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar-basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed in crimson camaïeu and gilded. Painted with bouquets and sprays of flowers. Round the rims are gilt scrolls on a ground of trellis-pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sucrier
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed in crimson camaïeu, painted and gilded
Brief description
Sugar-basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed in crimson camaïeu and gilded, Fürstenberg Porcelain, Fürstenberg, ca. 1765-1770
Physical description
Sugar-basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain transfer-printed in crimson camaïeu and gilded. Painted with bouquets and sprays of flowers. Round the rims are gilt scrolls on a ground of trellis-pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'F' (In blue)
  • '3' (Impressed)
Object history
Purchased from the Dr. H. W. Diamond Collection, 1887.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
222&A-1887

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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