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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dessert Tureen and Cover

ca. 1739-ca. 1749 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tin-glazed eathenware lobed oval tureen and cover (lacking spoon) painted in ochre with swags, and with two grotesque mask handles picked out in ochre


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen Body
  • Tureen Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed eathenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Tin-glazed eathenware lobed oval tureen and cover painted in ochre with swags, and with two grotesque mask handles, Olérys and Laugier's pottery factory, Moustiers-Sainte Marie, about 1739-1749
Physical description
Tin-glazed eathenware lobed oval tureen and cover (lacking spoon) painted in ochre with swags, and with two grotesque mask handles picked out in ochre
Object history
From the collection of Mrs Margaret Pennington. Bought from or through W. W. Winkworth.
Acquisition type: Purchase
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.125&A-1930

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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