Toilet Pot and Cover

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Toilet-pot of urn-shaped, encrusted with applied flowers, with a single flower forming the knob of the cover.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Toilet Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Toilet pot and cover, porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Coalport Porcelain Factory, Coalport, ca. 1830.
Physical description
Toilet-pot of urn-shaped, encrusted with applied flowers, with a single flower forming the knob of the cover.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Part of a set of a tray and pair of toilet-pots and covers C.555 to D-1935.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948. Pl. 111B p. 221.
Collection
Accession number
C.555A&B-1935

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Record createdApril 11, 2010
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