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

Vase and Cover

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamel, moulded and gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamel, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamel, moulded and gilded, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamel, moulded and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in gold on top of plinth)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.209&A-1935. Formerly in the collection of the late Captain Ernlé Warriner. The figure-subject is in the manner of François Boucher, and are probably after unidentified compositions by him.
Production
Register - made in imitation of Sèvres. The figure subjects are in the manner of Boucher, and are probably after unidentified compositions by him.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English Porcelain. London : Faber & Faber, 1948. 73 p., note 2, pp.106-7.
Collection
Accession number
C.209B&C-1935

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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