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

Vase

ca. 1846-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of red earthenware, over-painted in black enamel over a transfer-printed outline design. Made in imitation of a Greek amphora. On both sides is a man in a two-horsed chariot attacked by two winged monsters. Round the mouth, neck, shoulder and foot are bands of ivy stems, anthemion and scroll ornament.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Red earthenware, transfer-printed and over-painted with black enamel
Brief description
Vase of red earthenware, over-painted in black enamel over a transfer-printed outline design, Swansea, ca. 1846-1850.
Physical description
Vase of red earthenware, over-painted in black enamel over a transfer-printed outline design. Made in imitation of a Greek amphora. On both sides is a man in a two-horsed chariot attacked by two winged monsters. Round the mouth, neck, shoulder and foot are bands of ivy stems, anthemion and scroll ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Width: 21.3cm
Gallery label
Vase Made in Swansea, Wales, about 1846-1850 Red earthenware, painted in black, over a transfer-printed outline design 3504-1901 Given by Mr Lewis Dillwyn, manager of the Swansea pottery, to the Museum of Practical Geology The figure composition is taken from a vase from the collection of Sir William Hamilton, now in the British Museum, and published in his 'Antiquities...' (1866-76)(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by Lewis Dillwyn, Esq. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. The figure composition is taken from a vase from the collection of Sir William Hamilton, now in the British Museum, and published in his 'Antiquities...' (1866-76).
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Bayley, Stephen, ed. Taste: an exhibition about values in design. London : Boilerhouse Project, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983.
  • p.228, fig.5 Lech, Gerhard, Kunsthandwerk & Design, Liepzig: Verlag E. A. Seemann, 2004
Collection
Accession number
3504-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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