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

Ewer

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer of hard-paste porcelain. Helmet-shaped. Painted in front a spray of flowers in colours. Rococo scrollwork borders in relief, picked out in blue, pink and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Ewer, hard-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief, painted in enamels and gilt, Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1765
Physical description
Ewer of hard-paste porcelain. Helmet-shaped. Painted in front a spray of flowers in colours. Rococo scrollwork borders in relief, picked out in blue, pink and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.2cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • The shield of Bavaria (Impressed)
  • A triangle and '5' (Incised)
Credit line
Purchased through the Bequest of Captain H. B. Murray
Subjects depicted
Associated object
C.5-1925 (Part)
Collection
Accession number
C.241-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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