Box and Cover thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Box and Cover

ca. 1715-ca. 1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain lidded box, painted in underglaze blue with geometric pattern of arabesques; simple blue border around base of box and lid.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot Body
  • Pot Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Porcelain box and cover, geometric arabesque ornamentation in underglaze blue, by Saint-Cloud porcelain factory, France, ca. 1715-ca. 1725
Physical description
Porcelain lidded box, painted in underglaze blue with geometric pattern of arabesques; simple blue border around base of box and lid.
Dimensions
  • Conversion from imperial diameter: 12cm
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Object history
Collector's label: 'No 7800 UX'
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.496&A-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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