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

Cylinder

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cylinder of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Hollow with a circular hole at the top and bottom. Painted with small bouquets of roses and other flowers in oval compartments outlined and separated by formal gilt bands of dots and stars.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Cylinder of porcelain painted in colours and gilded, probably by Chamberlain Worcester, Worcester, ca. 1820
Physical description
Cylinder of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Hollow with a circular hole at the top and bottom. Painted with small bouquets of roses and other flowers in oval compartments outlined and separated by formal gilt bands of dots and stars.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Credit line
Given by Mr W.A.J. Floersheim
Object history
Part of a candelabrum.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.186-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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