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

Caisse a huilier

Cruet Basket
ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basket for cruets, circular,openwork sides formed as oval hoops, panels of wickerwork with a white blue ground. Rim hole.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCaisse a huilier (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Porcelain basket for cruets, circular, openwork sides formed as oval hoops, panels of wickerwork painted in enamels, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, about 1775
Physical description
Basket for cruets, circular,openwork sides formed as oval hoops, panels of wickerwork with a white blue ground. Rim hole.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Maximum width: 9.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's (Maker's mark, in blue enamel)
  • '&' (incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
John Jones Bequest, Cat.no. 153
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
William King, Catalogue of the Jones Collection, II, Ceramics, ormolu, goldsmiths' work, enamels, sculpture, tapestry, books, and prints (London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1924), p. 21, no. 153.
Collection
Accession number
794-1882

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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