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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain painted with enamels. Decorated in imitation of Meissen porcelain. Bulbous body with a flaring neck, and the whole surface is encrusted with small blossoms, modelled in relief, over which are applied two figures of birds and two stems with foliage. Inside the mouth is a row of forget-me-nots and roses.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and modelled
Brief description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and modelled, maker unknown, England, ca. 1830.
Physical description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels. Decorated in imitation of Meissen porcelain. Bulbous body with a flaring neck, and the whole surface is encrusted with small blossoms, modelled in relief, over which are applied two figures of birds and two stems with foliage. Inside the mouth is a row of forget-me-nots and roses.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.781-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.781A-1935

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Record createdAugust 6, 2009
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