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

Pintray

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pin tray of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Oblong, with a gilt arch handle, and with a shaped and fluted edge. Painted with a view of Conwy Castle in a storm.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Oblong pin tray of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Pin tray of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Oblong, with a gilt arch handle, and with a shaped and fluted edge. Painted with a view of Conwy Castle in a storm.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Flight Barr & Barr Royal Porcelain Works Worcester London House 1 Coventry St.' (Written in red)
  • 'Conway Castle' (Painted in red on the base)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.473-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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