Basket
0

Search results

Start typing

Victoria & Albert: Art & Love: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
    SÈVRES PORCELAIN FACTORY

    Vase commemorating the Great Exhibition

    1855

    RCIN 90715

    This giant vase, one of the largest of all Sèvres productions, was made in four separate parts. It was commissioned by the French Emperor as a gift for Prince Albert, and completed in time for the Paris Exhibition of 1855. The painted decoration, designed by Jean-Léon Gérôme, celebrated the success of the Great Exhibition of 1851.

    Presented to Prince Albert by the Emperor Napoleon III in 1855

    No. 208

      PreviousNext
      PreviousNext
      Quick Links
      Official Royal Residences

      The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.