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

Ecuelle and Cover

1725-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Circular bowl with two upright strapwork handles picked out in yellow, the low cover with button knop, the exterior painted in blue, yellow and green with flowers and basketwork borders, the interior of the cup painted with a coronet supported by two putti on clouds with a flaming heart below. Tin-glazed eathenware.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bowl
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Circular ecuelle and cover, eathenware, the exterior painted with flowers and basketwork borders, the interior with a coronet supported by two putti on clouds, France, 1725-1750
Physical description
Circular bowl with two upright strapwork handles picked out in yellow, the low cover with button knop, the exterior painted in blue, yellow and green with flowers and basketwork borders, the interior of the cup painted with a coronet supported by two putti on clouds with a flaming heart below. Tin-glazed eathenware.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.0cm
  • Diameter: 18.4cm (Note: with lid)
  • Diameter: 17.2cm (Note: bowl)
  • Weight: 0.840kg
Marks and inscriptions
No mark
Object history
Acquisition type: Purchase
Production
Acquired as Sinceny; reattributed to Northern France
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
691&A-1893

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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