On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Caster

ca. 1720-1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Moustiers Pottery Factory (manufacturer)
Bérain, Jean (The Elder) (painters (artists))
Place of origin
France (made)

Baluster shaped body painted with lambrequins and grotesques with busts in the manner of Jean Bérain; tall domed pierced cover

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Food Vessels & Tableware
Object type
Caster
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Caster
  • Sugar Caster Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Earthenware
Glazing (Coating)
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware sugar caster with painted decoration, made at Moustiers pottery factory, France, ca. 1720-1740
Physical description
Baluster shaped body painted with lambrequins and grotesques with busts in the manner of Jean Bérain; tall domed pierced cover
Dimensions
  • Height: 9 ¼ in (imperial measurement from registers)
  • Depth: 3 ⅜ in (imperial measurement from registers)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Howard Galton
Object history
Acquisition type: Bequest
Production
Acquired as Moustiers
Subjects depicted
Eating
Cooking
Busts
Flowers (Plants)
Grotesques
Floral Patterns
Containers
Sugar Casters
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.20-1924

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100143/caster-bérain-jean-the/
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