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

Vase and Cover

1869 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of white hard-paste porcelain, narrowing from the shoulder towards the base, with goat's-head handles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase Body
  • Vase Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Vase and cover, hard-paste porcelain, Sèvres porcelain factory, Paris, France, date mark 1869
Physical description
Vase and cover of white hard-paste porcelain, narrowing from the shoulder towards the base, with goat's-head handles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.1cm
  • Diameter: 19.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Date mark of 1869
Credit line
Given by Mons. le Ministre de l'Instruction Publique et des Beaux Arts
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
125&A-1877

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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