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

Inkstand

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Inkstand with candlestick and two inkpots and covers of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Wavy edges with scrollwork and foliage in slight relief, coloured pale brown and edged with gilding. Within or below this are wide and wavy pink bands and small sprigs of forget-me-nots.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Inkstand
  • Candlestick
  • Pot
  • Pot
  • Cover
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Inkstand with candlestick and two inkpots and covers of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Coalport Porcelain Factory, Coalport, ca. 1830.
Physical description
Inkstand with candlestick and two inkpots and covers of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Wavy edges with scrollwork and foliage in slight relief, coloured pale brown and edged with gilding. Within or below this are wide and wavy pink bands and small sprigs of forget-me-nots.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.573 to E-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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