An elliptical porcelain inkstand, in the form of turquoise-glazed dish mounted with Parian-ware lizard at either side, and at the centre of one side a biscuit figure of Cupid with a quiver on his back, kneeling on circular base above a ram's head.

Felix Summerly was a pseudonym used by Henry Cole (1802–82), who worked closely with Prince Albert on the organisation of the Great Exhibition, and later the South Kensington Museum. The workshop oversaw the production of a number of small-scale works of art designed by contemporary artists intended for the dissemination of good design.

Prince Albert owned two examples of this piece, which was modelled by the sculptor John Bell.

Text from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love.