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

Ewer and Cover

1744-1749 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer and cover of glazed white hard-paste porcelain and in the form of a griffin.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Glazed white hard-paste porcelain
Brief description
Ewer and cover of glazed white hard-paste porcelain and in the form of a griffin, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Vienna, 1744-1749.
Physical description
Ewer and cover of glazed white hard-paste porcelain and in the form of a griffin.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18cm
Marks and inscriptions
A shield with a single bar (Impressed under each foot)
Object history
Copying a Romanesque bronze.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.7&A-1968

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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