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

Dom zu Cöln

Lithophane
1865-1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithophane of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio with Cologne Cathedral from the south; inscribed at the bottom: 'DOM ZU KÖLN'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDom zu Cöln (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio
Brief description
Lithophane, hard-paste porcelain moulded in intaglio, Plauesche Porzellanmanufaktur, Plaue, Thuringia, Germany, ca. 1865-1890
Physical description
Lithophane of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio with Cologne Cathedral from the south; inscribed at the bottom: 'DOM ZU KÖLN'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Width: 20.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DOM ZU KÖLN' (Inscribed at the bottom)
  • 'P P M 118' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mr J. A. Knowles
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.175-1933

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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