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

Wine Cooler

1789-1792 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wine cooler of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Bowl-shaped with a spreading foot and short foliate handles picked out in gold. Painted at the top with a border of cornflowers on a straight stem. Below are two rows of detached cornflowers alternating with gold leaves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Wine cooler of porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Rue de Crussol porcelain manufacturer, Paris, 1789-1792
Physical description
Wine cooler of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. Bowl-shaped with a spreading foot and short foliate handles picked out in gold. Painted at the top with a border of cornflowers on a straight stem. Below are two rows of detached cornflowers alternating with gold leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Without handles diameter: 20.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'B Potter 14' (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.102-1915

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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