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Lithophane

Artist/Maker
Plauesche Porzellanmanufaktur
Place of origin
Thuringia

Lithophane, 'La Belle des Belles', hard-paste porcelain moulded in intaglio, Plauesche Porzellanmanufaktur, Plaue, Thuringia, Germany, mid-19th century


Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Lithophane
Materials and techniques
Porcelain
Porcelain
Brief description
Lithophane, 'La Belle des Belles', hard-paste porcelain moulded in intaglio, Plauesche Porzellanmanufaktur, Plaue, Thuringia, Germany, mid-19th century
Dimensions
  • Length: 18.4cm
  • Width: 14.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
PPM 353 (incised)
Credit line
Gift of Ian and Rita Smythe
Production
Listed in price list for Porzellanmanufactur, C.G Schierholz & Sohn (Plaue), c.1870-75
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.326-2018

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1460091/lithophane-plauesche-porzellanmanufaktur/
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