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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Ewer

ca.1700-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer, helmet-shaped with scroll handle and a moulted mask in relief under the spout, decorated in blue with lambrequins, flowers, scrolls and gadroons.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Ewer, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue, Rouen, France, ca. 1700-1720
Physical description
Ewer, helmet-shaped with scroll handle and a moulted mask in relief under the spout, decorated in blue with lambrequins, flowers, scrolls and gadroons.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32cm
  • Depth: 27.6cm
  • Width: 14.5cm
  • Weight: 14.5kg
Marks and inscriptions
(No mark)
Object history
Bought from the Aigoin collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
429-1870

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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