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

Bottle and Stopper

1830-1848 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle and stopper of porcelain. Bulbous body, narrow neck and flat-topped stopper; decorated with two panels surrounded by gilt floral scrolls, reserved in white on a blue ground covered with a diaper pattern in gold, and painted respectively with exotic birds in a landscape and with a bouquet of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bottle and stopper of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), 1830-1848
Physical description
Bottle and stopper of porcelain. Bulbous body, narrow neck and flat-topped stopper; decorated with two panels surrounded by gilt floral scrolls, reserved in white on a blue ground covered with a diaper pattern in gold, and painted respectively with exotic birds in a landscape and with a bouquet of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Double 'L' enclosing 'D' under a crown, in blue (In imitation of Sèvres porcelain)
  • '4' in blue
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2979&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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