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

Vase

1851 (made), 1852 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of hard-paste porcelain with a celadon glaze and a raised pâte-sur-pâte decorationn of plants. Ovoid body.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with celadon glaze and pâte-sur-pâte decoration
Brief description
Vase of hard-paste porcelain with a celadon glaze and a raised pâte-sur-pâte, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1851 and decorated in 1852.
Physical description
Vase of hard-paste porcelain with a celadon glaze and a raised pâte-sur-pâte decorationn of plants. Ovoid body.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.4cm
  • Diameter: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'S51' (Maker's mark; printed (overglaze); on base in green)
  • 'S52' and an eagle (Maker's mark; printed (overglaze); on base in red)
  • 'JC 51-5' (Signature; incised; on base)
  • 'D' (Gilder's mark; painted (overglaze); on base in gold)
Credit line
Given by C. H. Campbell, Esq.
Object history
Formerly in the collection of Colin Minton Campbell
Acquisition type: Gift
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.292-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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