On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Toilet Jar and Cover

ca. 1790-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Clignacourt Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Hard-paste porcelain pot, painted in enamels and gilt, made at Clignacourt porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1790-1795

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Toilet jar and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot Body
  • Pot Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain panels, painted in enamels and gilt
Porcelain
Painting (Image-Making)
Enamelling
Gilding
Brief description
Hard-paste porcelain pot, painted in enamels and gilt, made at Clignacourt porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1790-1795
Dimensions
  • Including cover height: 70mm
  • Diameter: 70mm
Marks and inscriptions
'M' surmounted by a crown and 'LSX' in monogram, all stencilled in red enamel
Gallery label
(07/06/2004)
Gallery 128 Decant 2003

From a tea and toilet service bearing the marks of Clignacourt factory, the cream jug of which bears the marks of Potter's factory, Paris, and which was possibly made as a replacement.
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Subject depicted
Flowers (Plants)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.131-1922

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100108/toilet-jar-and-clignacourt-porcelain-factory/
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