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

Ewer, Cover and Basin

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer, cover and basin of hard-paste porcelain, decorated with small lavender-coloured cornflowers with green leaves on white ground with gilt borders. On the front of the cover and in the middle of the basin are the initials 'LFC' in gilt monogram.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Ewer
  • Basin
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Ewer with cover and basin, hard-paste porcelain, painted with cornflowers and 'LFC' in monogram, by Nast's porcelain factory, France (Paris), ca. 1790
Physical description
Ewer, cover and basin of hard-paste porcelain, decorated with small lavender-coloured cornflowers with green leaves on white ground with gilt borders. On the front of the cover and in the middle of the basin are the initials 'LFC' in gilt monogram.
Dimensions
  • Ewer height: 25.4cm
  • Ewer diameter: 12.4cm
  • Basin length: 31.4cm
  • Basin width: 22.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'NAST' (painted in red enamel)
Gallery label
Gallery 128 Decant 2003 Painted with LFC in monogram.(07/06/2004)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.518 to B-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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