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

Pomade or Toilet Jar and Cover

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pomade or toilet jar and cover, porcelain, cylindrical, with moulded basketwork pattern, and domed cover with flower bud knop.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot Body
  • Pot Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, with moulded decoration
Brief description
Pomade or toilet jar and cover, porcelain, cylindrical with moulded basketwork pattern, Mennecy porcelain factory, France, about 1760
Physical description
Pomade or toilet jar and cover, porcelain, cylindrical, with moulded basketwork pattern, and domed cover with flower bud knop.
Marks and inscriptions
'D,V' (incised)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.319&A-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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