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

Case and Cover

ca. 1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Case and cover of fitted leather for Meissen tea bowl and saucer.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Case
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Leather
Brief description
Case and cover of fitted leather for Meissen tea bowl and saucer, probably made at Dresden, ca. 1735.
Physical description
Case and cover of fitted leather for Meissen tea bowl and saucer.
Dimensions
  • Approx. diameter: 16cm
  • Height: 11cm
Credit line
From the Arthur and Hilde Weiner Collection. Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the V&A, 2006
Object history
Formerly in the Arthur and Hilde Weiner Collection. Fitted case for Meissen tea bowl and saucer C.58:1, 2-2006.
Collection
Accession number
C.58:3, 4-2006

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Record createdApril 22, 2009
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