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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Vase

1800-1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of red stoneware with applied white stoneware reliefs. Crater-shaped with white handles and a border of acanthus foliage round the rim and foot. On one side are two female figures sacrificing at an altar, and on the other is a single figure pouring a libation. The lower part of the body is decorated with foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Red stoneware with applied white stoneware reliefs
Brief description
Vase, red stoneware with applied white stoneware reliefs, made at the factory of Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, 1800-1810
Physical description
Vase of red stoneware with applied white stoneware reliefs. Crater-shaped with white handles and a border of acanthus foliage round the rim and foot. On one side are two female figures sacrificing at an altar, and on the other is a single figure pouring a libation. The lower part of the body is decorated with foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SPODE' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Vase Made at Spode's factory, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 1800-1810 Mark: 'SPODE', impressed Red stoneware with applied white stoneware reliefs 2604-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by Mr. Battam, Art Director of Messrs. Copeland's works. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2604-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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