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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Punch Bowl

ca. 1750-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Punch bowl of porcelain. On one side a panel decorated en grisaille of two men smoking and drinking; on the other a short verse, 'Le fumeur' written in French and German. Floral sprays between and in the centre within. Decorated after an engraving by Johann Jakob Haid (1704-1767) of Augsburg.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamel and gilt
Brief description
Punch bowl, porcelain painted en grisaille and gilded; decorated after an engraving by Johann Jakob Haid (1704-1767) of Augsburg, made in China, Qing dynasty, 1750-1775
Physical description
Punch bowl of porcelain. On one side a panel decorated en grisaille of two men smoking and drinking; on the other a short verse, 'Le fumeur' written in French and German. Floral sprays between and in the centre within. Decorated after an engraving by Johann Jakob Haid (1704-1767) of Augsburg.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.2cm
  • Diameter: 28.5cm
Style
Credit line
Basil Ionides Bequest
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.72, pl.95
Collection
Accession number
C.26-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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