Ewer
ca. 1825-30 (made)
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Ewer of bone china, painted with enamels and gilded. Ovoid body rising from a group of rushes and surmounted by a figure of a swan, the neck of which forms the handle, and the outspread wings the spout. The rushes and swan are coloured yellow, with details in gold. The body is painted with flags, forget-me-nots, purple loosestrife and other aquatic flowers represented as if growing round the base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china, painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Ewer of bone china, with enamels and gilded, H. & R. Daniel, probably ca. 1825-30 |
| Physical description | Ewer of bone china, painted with enamels and gilded. Ovoid body rising from a group of rushes and surmounted by a figure of a swan, the neck of which forms the handle, and the outspread wings the spout. The rushes and swan are coloured yellow, with details in gold. The body is painted with flags, forget-me-nots, purple loosestrife and other aquatic flowers represented as if growing round the base. |
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| Gallery label | Jug
Made by Coalport, Shropshire, England about 1840
Porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
C.558-1935 Herbert Allen Bequest(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Acquired as Coalport. For others of the same shape see C.559&A-1935 |
| Production | The shape is copied from a pair of Sèvres porcelain ewers of 1781 in the Royal Collections that George IV bought in 1812 |
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| Accession number | C.558-1935 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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