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

Pot a sucre Hebert

Sugar Bowl and Cover
1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: sinuous sided
Ground: rose and white
Decoration: flowers
Lid
Knop Form: flower and leaf knop


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bowl Body
  • Bowl Cover
TitlePot a sucre Hebert (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Soft-paste porcelain sugar bowl and cover, made by Sèvres porcelain factory, France, about 1765
Physical description
Form: sinuous sided
Ground: rose and white
Decoration: flowers
Lid
Knop Form: flower and leaf knop
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.3cm
  • Diameter: 8cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Object history
D.M. Currie Bequest.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.447&A-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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