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

Tureen and Cover

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tureen and cover of porcelain painted with enamels. Four lobed. Painted with exotic birds in panels reserved on a scale-blue ground. With a silver mount.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and a silver mount
Brief description
Tureen and cover of porcelain painted with enamels, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770
Physical description
Tureen and cover of porcelain painted with enamels. Four lobed. Painted with exotic birds in panels reserved on a scale-blue ground. With a silver mount.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Length: 27.9cm
  • Width: 20.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
A fretted square (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Henry Louis Florence, Esq.
Production
With a 20th century silver mount.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1208&A-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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