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

Jardiniere

ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plant pot and stand in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, one of a pair (with C.35B&C-1968). Of mortar-shape with gilded horned satyr handles, the bowl with circular holes for drainage; the base of low cylindrical shape. The exterior of the bowl is finely painted with a band of naturalistically coloured flowers between borders with anthemion and other stylised motifs. The base similarly gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jardiniere
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plant pot and stand, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, ca. 1810
Physical description
Plant pot and stand in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, one of a pair (with C.35B&C-1968). Of mortar-shape with gilded horned satyr handles, the bowl with circular holes for drainage; the base of low cylindrical shape. The exterior of the bowl is finely painted with a band of naturalistically coloured flowers between borders with anthemion and other stylised motifs. The base similarly gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crown, crossed battons with six dots, over D (Factory mark painted in red enamel)
  • 11 (Painted in red enamel)
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
C.35&A-1968

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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