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

Ewer

1825-1848 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer of porcelain. Oviform with scrolled loop handle springing from a satyr's head. Round the neck is a serrated white ring. On the body is a view of Chatsworth Bridge in an oval medallion on a turquoise-blue ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Ewer of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, possibly painted by Jesse Mountford, Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), 1825-1848
Physical description
Ewer of porcelain. Oviform with scrolled loop handle springing from a satyr's head. Round the neck is a serrated white ring. On the body is a view of Chatsworth Bridge in an oval medallion on a turquoise-blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
3025-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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