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

Plaque

1862 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Circular plaque of porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration of a female figure with a cherub as a string puppet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration
Brief description
Circular plaque of porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration, designed and decorated by Louis Marc Emmanuel Solon, made by François-Eugène Rousseau, France, 1862
Physical description
Circular plaque of porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration of a female figure with a cherub as a string puppet.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Production
Rousseau commissioned designs which he had manufactured by a number of companies
Roussseau (1827-1891) Solon (1835-1913)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
34-1864

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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