Vase
ca. 1775 (made)
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Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with figures of children in the manner of François Boucher. Bulbous body with a flaring neck, two scrolled handles rising from bearded masks, and a high foot. On one side of the body is a panel painted with a boy sitting asleep beside a tree and an overturned jug at his side, and on the other side are two children seated and talking, reserved on a light plum-coloured ground over which are bands of flowers in gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with figures of children in the manner of François Boucher. Bulbous body with a flaring neck, two scrolled handles rising from bearded masks, and a high foot. On one side of the body is a panel painted with a boy sitting asleep beside a tree and an overturned jug at his side, and on the other side are two children seated and talking, reserved on a light plum-coloured ground over which are bands of flowers in gold. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948.
118 p.
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| Accession number | C.261-1935 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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