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Exhibitions and records of works of art

Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art

CHARLES THURSTON THOMPSON (1816-68)

'Enamelled Jug'

c. 1855

Albumen print? | RCIN 2864544

Photograph of a unidentified enamelled ewer with an angular straight sided handle. The tapering cylindrical body is decorated with two main horizontal bands. The upper zone depicts classical profile portraits in oval medallions, whilst the lower one shows playing putti.

There is a closely similar ewer by Nouailher Colin (active around 1539-67 in Limoges) in the collection of the Louvre, Paris (MR 2443).

  • Creator(s)

    Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)

    (photographer)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert