Not currently on display at the V&A

Flask

ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jacob Petit's Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
France (made)

Pagoda-shaped flask, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. One of a pair with C.65-1951.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Ceramics
Porcelain
Figures & Decorative Ceramics
Containers
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
SCRAN
Object type
Flask
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Pagoda-shaped flask, Jacob Petit's porcelain factory, France, about 1840
Physical description
Pagoda-shaped flask, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. One of a pair with C.65-1951.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'j.P' (painted in underglaze blue)
  • Transliteration
    .
Credit line
Given by the Hon. Mrs N. L. Ionides
Subject depicted
Pagodas
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.65A-1951

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Record createdOctober 26, 2004
Record URL
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