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

Pot-Pourri Vase

ca. 1710-ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain pot pourri vase in the shape of a ginger jar; cover missing. The exterior is moulded into panels of flowers and vines interspersed with panels of fish scales; the whole glazed white.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with moulded decoration
Brief description
Porcelain pot pourri vase, relief fish scale and flower decoration glazed white, by Saint-Cloud porcelain factory, France, ca. 1710-ca. 1730
Physical description
Porcelain pot pourri vase in the shape of a ginger jar; cover missing. The exterior is moulded into panels of flowers and vines interspersed with panels of fish scales; the whole glazed white.
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.454-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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