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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Ewer and Basin

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

Porcelain ewer and basin, painted on white ground with pink roses and cornflowers, gilt leaf, lattice and dentil decoration; gilt-metal hing on ewer.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Ewer and Cover (With Basin)
  • Basin
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, and with gilt-metal hinge
Brief description
Porcelain ewer and basin, pink roses and cornflowers with gilt decoration, Locré and Russinger's porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1775
Physical description
Porcelain ewer and basin, painted on white ground with pink roses and cornflowers, gilt leaf, lattice and dentil decoration; gilt-metal hing on ewer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 210mm (Height of ewer) (Note: Converted from imperial)
  • Diameter: 130mm (Diameter of ewer) (Note: Converted from imperial)
  • Length: 280mm (Length of basin) (Note: Converted from imperial)
  • Width: 205mm (Width of basin) (Note: Converted from imperial)
Marks and inscriptions
  • crossed arrows (painted in underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.513&A-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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