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

Bowl

ca. 1754-1757 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Slop or sugar bowl bowl of porcelain painted with enamels. Eight-lobed circular shape, moulded in relief outside with tulip petals, painted in purple, yellow and crimson stripes, and at the foot with a coiled stem in green. Painted inside with a bouquet of flowers. Brown edge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Slop or sugar bowl from a tea service, of porcelain painted with enamels, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Longton, ca. 1754-1757.
Physical description
Slop or sugar bowl bowl of porcelain painted with enamels. Eight-lobed circular shape, moulded in relief outside with tulip petals, painted in purple, yellow and crimson stripes, and at the foot with a coiled stem in green. Painted inside with a bouquet of flowers. Brown edge.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
Conversion from the Register
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.259-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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