Vase and Cover
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
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Perfume-vase and cover in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Four sided, spreading to the high shoulder, which is pierced in openwork and decorated at the four corners with busts emblematic of the seasons; spreading also towards the four scrolled feet, which are picked out with gilding. Painted in each of the four panels reserved on a turquoise blue ground with a bouquet of flowers. The four-sided domed cover is similarly decorated.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase and cover, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765-1770 |
| Physical description | Perfume-vase and cover in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Four sided, spreading to the high shoulder, which is pierced in openwork and decorated at the four corners with busts emblematic of the seasons; spreading also towards the four scrolled feet, which are picked out with gilding. Painted in each of the four panels reserved on a turquoise blue ground with a bouquet of flowers. The four-sided domed cover is similarly decorated. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst |
| Production | Acquired as 'Chelsea-Derby, ca. 1775' |
| Other number | 2735 - Hurst Collection No. |
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| Accession number | C.295&A-1940 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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