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

Flower-Pot

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flower-pot of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. Of circular jardiniere form with gilt ear handles. On either side, reserved on a pink rose du Barryground and enclosed by formal borders in apple-green and gold, are circular medallions painted with groups of cupids and trophies of Music.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Flower-pot of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, painted by William Cook, made by Coalport Porcelain Factory, Coalport, ca. 1850.
Physical description
Flower-pot of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. Of circular jardiniere form with gilt ear handles. On either side, reserved on a pink rose du Barryground and enclosed by formal borders in apple-green and gold, are circular medallions painted with groups of cupids and trophies of Music.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Diameter: 19.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C B D' (In monogram in gold)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.562A-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.562-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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