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

Torchère

1870-1875 (designed), ca. 1870-1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Torchère of tin-glazed earthenware, cast, hand-painted and gilded. Rampant lion holding a turret between its front paws, painted in reds and blues with gilding. Facing right.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, cast, hand-painted and gilded
Brief description
Torchère of tin-glazed earthenware, cast, hand-painted and gilded, designed by Emile Gallé and Gencoult Prouvé, Gallé Faiencerie, Nancy, 1870-1875.
Physical description
Torchère of tin-glazed earthenware, cast, hand-painted and gilded. Rampant lion holding a turret between its front paws, painted in reds and blues with gilding. Facing right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.5cm
  • Length: 20.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'E Gallé E+G Dèpose' (painted in blue within the decoration)
Object history
Part of a pair with C.26-1998.
Production
Decoration designed by Gallé, model designed by Prouvé
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
C.27-1998

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Record createdMarch 19, 2003
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