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

Tankard

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tankard of hard-paste porcelain decorated with strapwork in shaded brown. Round the body is a band of infant satyrs and bacchanals painted in blue. With a metal cover.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted and metal cover
Brief description
Tankard of hard-paste porcelain with a metal cover, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin, Berlin, 19th century
Physical description
Tankard of hard-paste porcelain decorated with strapwork in shaded brown. Round the body is a band of infant satyrs and bacchanals painted in blue. With a metal cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5cm
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Siemen, Wilhelm, All Nations are Welcome : Porzellan der Weltausstellungen 1851 bis 1910, Dusseldorf, 2002 p.38, Cat. 37
Collection
Accession number
947-1869

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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