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

Sugar Basin and Cover

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

Sugar basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Painted with views of ruins.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Sugar basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Sugar basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Painted with views of ruins.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Two interlaced 'C's' under a crown (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1599&A-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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