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

Pomade-Pot and Cover

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pomade-pot and cover of bone china painted with enamels and gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Bone china painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Pomade-pot and cover of bone china painted with enamels and gilded, painted by Carl Henk, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1860.
Physical description
Pomade-pot and cover of bone china painted with enamels and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
An ermine spot (Printed in green)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
The figures are copied from a painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau entitled 'La Cascade' or 'The Fountain' in the Wallace Collection, London, collection number P395.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.698&A-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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