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

Finger Bowl

ca. 1760 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Finger bowl of porcelain, decorated with sprays and bunches of flowers in enamel colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, decorated in enamel colours
Brief description
Finger bowl, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1760
Physical description
Finger bowl of porcelain, decorated with sprays and bunches of flowers in enamel colours.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.508-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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