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

Ewer

ca. 1745 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer of hard-paste porcelain. Helmet-shaped, on high foot, scrolled handle. Edge and foot relief-moulded with Brühlsches Allerlei pattern, the lower body with a bold rococo cartouche. Painted with a continuous harbour scene with merchants. Some reliefs partly gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Ewer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1745
Physical description
Ewer of hard-paste porcelain. Helmet-shaped, on high foot, scrolled handle. Edge and foot relief-moulded with Brühlsches Allerlei pattern, the lower body with a bold rococo cartouche. Painted with a continuous harbour scene with merchants. Some reliefs partly gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
Credit line
J. A. Tulk Bequest
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
C.33-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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