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

America

Jardinière
1807-1812 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jardinière of hard-paste porcelain, painted in brown with a figure allegorical of America, and decorated with gilding. Of semi-circular section, with two gilt ring handles. Painted with a reclining figure of an Indian woman with a baby beside her, a Cupid flying above and a stag and palm trees in the background, all in an oval medallion with a gilt conventional border. The bottom is inscribed 'America.'


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAmerica (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in brown enamel and gilded
Brief description
Jardinière depicting an allegorical figure of 'America', hard-paste porcelain painted in brown enamel and gilded, Davenport & Co., Longport, 1807-1812.
Physical description
Jardinière of hard-paste porcelain, painted in brown with a figure allegorical of America, and decorated with gilding. Of semi-circular section, with two gilt ring handles. Painted with a reclining figure of an Indian woman with a baby beside her, a Cupid flying above and a stag and palm trees in the background, all in an oval medallion with a gilt conventional border. The bottom is inscribed 'America.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Width: 13.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Davenport' and an anchor (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2642-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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