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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Vase

1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small cylindrical vase, porcelain. In form of a narrow cylinder slightly tapering towards the top, with a wider rim at the shoulder which tapers inwards suddenly to form a small circular neck. The crystalline glaze is blue on the stem, green at the top and slightly brown at the neck, shoulder and base


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with a crystalline coloured glaze, made in an oil fired kiln
Brief description
A porcelain vase, made by Karl and Ursula Scheid 1968, Düdelsheim, Germany
Physical description
Small cylindrical vase, porcelain. In form of a narrow cylinder slightly tapering towards the top, with a wider rim at the shoulder which tapers inwards suddenly to form a small circular neck. The crystalline glaze is blue on the stem, green at the top and slightly brown at the neck, shoulder and base
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.75in
  • Diameter: 1.375in
Marks and inscriptions
Seal- 'SCHEID' with one horzontal and three vertical lines and 68 in a circle (situated in the centre on the base)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.890-1968

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Record createdDecember 18, 2007
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