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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Vase

ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This vase is in the rococo style and demonstrates the extravagent designs popular in England.. Rococo style came to England from france in the 1730s, was out of fashion by the 1770s and enjoyed a long revival from about 1820. This vase is unmarked but it is probably by Minton who reintroduced the manufacture of bone china in 1823 at the height of the rococo revival and led the market with a wide range of designs for tableware and ornament. Bone china was the ideal material for rococos shapes and intricate detail.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Bone china painted in enamel colours and gilt, decoration in high relief
Brief description
Covered vase, bone china painted in enamels colours and gilt, encrusted with flowers and leaves in high relief, possibly made in the Minton factory, England, about 1840
Physical description
Covered vase, porcelain painted in enamels colours and gilt, encrusted with flowers and leaves in high relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 46.5cm
Subjects depicted
Summary
This vase is in the rococo style and demonstrates the extravagent designs popular in England.. Rococo style came to England from france in the 1730s, was out of fashion by the 1770s and enjoyed a long revival from about 1820. This vase is unmarked but it is probably by Minton who reintroduced the manufacture of bone china in 1823 at the height of the rococo revival and led the market with a wide range of designs for tableware and ornament. Bone china was the ideal material for rococos shapes and intricate detail.
Collection
Accession number
C.20&A-1975

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Record createdMay 18, 2005
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