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

Tureen and Cover

ca. 1765-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tureen and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Circular; slightly domed cover with knob in the form of a rose, with flower and stem attachments painted in purple and green; two handles in the form of applied female masks painted in natural colours with three-feather headdresses in gold; four scrolled feet shaded in gold. Painted on the sides and on the cover each with two gilt rococo scrolled and lacework panels, enclosing landscapes in purple monochrome with houses, shipping, trees and hills, alternating with gilt foliated scrollwork panels left blank; below and above a gilt border of foliation, dots and featherwork.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with moulded and applied decoration painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Tureen and cover, hard-paste porcelain with moulded and applied decoration painted in enamels and gilt, Ansbach porcelain factory, Bavaria, Germany, ca. 1765-70
Physical description
Tureen and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Circular; slightly domed cover with knob in the form of a rose, with flower and stem attachments painted in purple and green; two handles in the form of applied female masks painted in natural colours with three-feather headdresses in gold; four scrolled feet shaded in gold. Painted on the sides and on the cover each with two gilt rococo scrolled and lacework panels, enclosing landscapes in purple monochrome with houses, shipping, trees and hills, alternating with gilt foliated scrollwork panels left blank; below and above a gilt border of foliation, dots and featherwork.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.0cm
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.759&A-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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