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

Vase and Cover

ca. 1820-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of glazed white stoneware. Oviform, with long neck and spreading mouth. Decorated in Chinoiserie taste with a garden scene, with figures, trees, vases, pavilions and fences. On the shoulder are two figures of seated Chinamen, wearing broad-brimmed hats. On the domed lid another Chinese figure, sprays of foliage and fences.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware with decoration moulded in relief
Brief description
Vase and cover, glazed stoneware with decoration moulded in relief, Staffordshire, ca. 1820-30
Physical description
Vase and cover of glazed white stoneware. Oviform, with long neck and spreading mouth. Decorated in Chinoiserie taste with a garden scene, with figures, trees, vases, pavilions and fences. On the shoulder are two figures of seated Chinamen, wearing broad-brimmed hats. On the domed lid another Chinese figure, sprays of foliage and fences.
Dimensions
  • Maximum height: 41.2cm
  • Maximum width: 17.0cm
  • Maximum depth: 18.5cm
Gallery label
Vase Made in Staffordshire, about 1820-30 Smear-glazed stoneware C.428&A-1919 Given by Mrs A. Willoughby Hodgson(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs A. Willoughby Hodgson
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.428&A-1919

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Record createdJuly 1, 1999
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