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

Cream Jar and Cover

ca. 1778-1793 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain two handled cream jar and cover, decorated with sprays of coloured flowers on white ground; gilt dentil borders and flower-shaped knop.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cream Churn
  • Cream Churn Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Two-handled cream jar and cover, floral decoration with gilt dentil border and flower knop, by Queen's porcelain factory, Rue Thiroux, Paris, ca. 1778-1793
Physical description
Porcelain two handled cream jar and cover, decorated with sprays of coloured flowers on white ground; gilt dentil borders and flower-shaped knop.
Marks and inscriptions
'A' surmounted by a crown (stencilled in red enamel)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.515&A-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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