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

Sugar Basin and Cover

ca. 1773-ca. 1793 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Painted with pink bands from which hang ribbons, festoons of flowers and gilt wreaths enclosing detached roses.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Sugar Basin Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Sugar basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Locré and Russinger's porcelain factory, Rue Fontaine-au-Roy, La Courtille, Paris, ca. 1773-ca. 1793
Physical description
Sugar basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Painted with pink bands from which hang ribbons, festoons of flowers and gilt wreaths enclosing detached roses.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
  • Diameter: 6.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed arrows (Painted in underglaze blue)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
633&A-1853

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Record createdJune 14, 2004
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