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

Toilet Pot and Cover

ca. 1730-ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain pot and cover, decoration of arabesques in underglaze blue on white ground; moulded cover with pointed knop.

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 toilet pot and cover, painted in underglaze blue on white ground, probably by Paris porcelain factory, France, ca. 1730-ca. 1740
Physical description
Porcelain pot and cover, decoration of arabesques in underglaze blue on white ground; moulded cover with pointed knop.
Marks and inscriptions
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Production
Acquired as Saint-Cloud. Examined by Bernard Rondot 1998, who considered this not Saint-Cloud but probably made at one of the Parisian factories copying that factory's products. NB. the cover probably does not match.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.533&A-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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