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toilet-pot
Object Type
toilet-pot
Museum number
1887,0307,IV.8
Description
Toilet-pot; porcelain; cylindrical; painted in colours with gilding; birds and insects in two quatrefoil panels reserved in gros bleu ground; cover wanting; marked.
Producer name
Factory of:
Derby Porcelain Factory
Production date
1759-1770
(circa)
Production place
Factory in:
Derby (Derbyshire)
Materials
porcelain
gold
Technique
glazed
painted
gilded
Dimensions
Height:
1.90 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hobson 1905 / Catalogue of the collection of English Porcelain in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum.
(IV8)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
bird
insect
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1887
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1887,0307,IV.8