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

Seal

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Seal of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Mounted in gold and with a gold ring on the top. In the form of Cupid as St. George. He stands with his back to a tree trunk, around which curls a green dragon.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in colours, gilded, and mounted in gold
Brief description
Seal of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Seal of soft-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Mounted in gold and with a gold ring on the top. In the form of Cupid as St. George. He stands with his back to a tree trunk, around which curls a green dragon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.7cm
  • Diameter: 1.1cm
Credit line
Given by Mill Stephenson, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.445-1927

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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