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

Pot a pommade

Pot and Cover
1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pot and cover, porcelain, straight sided, decorated with birds painted in enamels and gilt on a white, cam. poupre ground. Lid with flower and leaf knop.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot Body
  • Pot Cover
TitlePot a pommade (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Pot and cover, porcelain, straight sided, decorated with birds painted in enamels, Sèvres porcelain factory, France, 1760
Physical description
Pot and cover, porcelain, straight sided, decorated with birds painted in enamels and gilt on a white, cam. poupre ground. Lid with flower and leaf knop.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.2cm
  • Diameter: 5.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'H' (Maker's mark, in blue enamel with date letter 'H')
  • 'M' (Painter's mark in blue enamel, possibly for J.-L. Morin)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.390&A-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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