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

Beaker and Cover

1857 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain mug ands cover, the beaker with flared body, domed lid. Pâte-sur-pâte decoration of seabeasts, strapwork etc and ormolu mounts at foot, rim and knop, in the form of a pineapple.
Mounts: ormolu, at foot and rim of lid


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Mug
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, with pâte-sur-pâte decoration and ormolu mounts
Brief description
Porcelain, with pâte-sur-pâte decoration and ormolu mounts, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1857
Physical description
Porcelain mug ands cover, the beaker with flared body, domed lid. Pâte-sur-pâte decoration of seabeasts, strapwork etc and ormolu mounts at foot, rim and knop, in the form of a pineapple.
Mounts: ormolu, at foot and rim of lid
Marks and inscriptions
  • '8.1.57' (Maker's mark; incised (indistinct); on base)
  • 'J Gely' (Signature; in the decoration)
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.293&A-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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