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

Vase

1857 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, porcelain, ovoid body with flared rim, stem and foot, with painted decoration of cherubs etc in neo-classical style, on the theme of Love.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, with painted decoration
Brief description
Vase, porcelain, ovoid body with flared rim, stem and foot, with painted decoration of cherubs, decorated by Froment after designs by Hamon, for Sèvres porcelain factory, made 1856, decorated in 1857
Physical description
Vase, porcelain, ovoid body with flared rim, stem and foot, with painted decoration of cherubs etc in neo-classical style, on the theme of Love.
Marks and inscriptions
  • A crowned 'N' and 'Decoré à Sèvres' (Maker's mark, printed in red (overglaze) on base)
  • 'S56' (Maker's mark; printed (overglaze); on base)
  • 'Froment Sèvres' (Signature; painted; in the decoration)
Object history
Shown in the International Exhibition, London, 1862
Production
decorated by Froment, (working 1855-85) after designs by Hamon (working 1849-57). Made 1856, decorated in 1857
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
8067-1862

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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