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

Bottle

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of porcelain, bulbous with tapering neck. Painted, in each of two oval panels outlined in husk pattern, with the Arms of Carmichael (argent a fesse wreathed sable and or), in a richly foliated shield, and the motto "TOUJOURS PREST"; at the top garlands, and elsewhere small sprigs of flowers.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Chinese Armorial porcelain bottle, decorated with the Arms of Carmichael; porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, ca. 1760
Physical description
Bottle of porcelain, bulbous with tapering neck. Painted, in each of two oval panels outlined in husk pattern, with the Arms of Carmichael (argent a fesse wreathed sable and or), in a richly foliated shield, and the motto "TOUJOURS PREST"; at the top garlands, and elsewhere small sprigs of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm
  • Diameter: 26.7cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Legh Tolson
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.64-1932

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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