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

Vase and Cover

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pot-pourri vase and cover in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. Trumpet-shaped vase with pierced and lobed rim, the exterior with mouldeed female masks and applied flowers and painted with butterflies and bouquets of flowers. The cover is low and domed and has pierced panels and applied floral decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with applied decoration, painted in enamels
Brief description
Pot-pourri vase and cover, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, Derby Porcelain Factory, ca. 1765
Physical description
Pot-pourri vase and cover in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. Trumpet-shaped vase with pierced and lobed rim, the exterior with mouldeed female masks and applied flowers and painted with butterflies and bouquets of flowers. The cover is low and domed and has pierced panels and applied floral decoration.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.7cm
  • Diameter: 12cm
Dimensions converted from imperial
Production
Acquired as Bow.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.465&A-1910

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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