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

Vase 'pot pourri Pompadour'

Pot-Pourri Vase
1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Vincennes Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Mounts: gilt-bronze


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Ceramics
Porcelain
SCRAN
Object type
Pot-pourri vase
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase Body
  • Vase Cover
TitleVase 'pot pourri Pompadour' (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, and with gilt-bronze collar
Soft Paste Porcelain
Painted
Brief description
Porcelain pot-pourri vase, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1755
Physical description
Mounts: gilt-bronze
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's enclosing 'B' in blue enamel (Maker's mark; painted)
  • A cross in blue enamel, possibly for Micaud
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Object history
Acquisition type: Bequest
Production
See Wallace collection catalogue vol I p 132 note q, where dated 1754
Bibliographic references
  • Savill, Rosalind. The Wallace Collection: Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain, 3 vols. London: Trustees of the Wallace Collection, 1988. See vol 1, p. 132, note 3q. See same page for commentary on gilt-bronze collars and stands of Wallace Collection pair of similar vases C239-56, probably added before 1865 when acquired by 4th Marquess of Hertford.
  • Peters, David. An examination of Vincennes and early Sèvres date letters The French Porcelain Society, A transcript of the talk given at the French Porcelain Society Study Day on 17 June 2014. London, 2014. Following a detailed analysis of the records against existing pieces, Peters has suggested 'B’ is now for 1755, not 1754 as formerly thought..
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.421-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
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