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

Toilet Jar

ca. 1730s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cylindrical toilet jar, porcelain, with recessed foot rim, painted in Kakiemon style with Chinese children playing. Lacking its lid.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels
Brief description
Cylindrical jar, porcelain, with recessed foot rim, painted in Kakiemon style with Chinese children playing, probably Chantilly porcelain factory, France, about 1730-1740
Physical description
Cylindrical toilet jar, porcelain, with recessed foot rim, painted in Kakiemon style with Chinese children playing. Lacking its lid.
Style
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Collection
Accession number
C.416-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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