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

Sugar Box and Cover

ca. 1720 (made), 1725-1730 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar box and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Box
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Sugar box and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded, probably painted by I. Preissler in Bohemia 1725-1730, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1720.
Physical description
Sugar box and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 11.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Mrs F. Mabel Wallis
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.121&A-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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