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

Vase

1760-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded. Of rococo scrolled form, moulded with 'S' and 'C' scrolls, and with shell-like ornament in relief picked out in green, crimson and gold. A small landscape is painted on each side in the reserves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1760-1765.
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded. Of rococo scrolled form, moulded with 'S' and 'C' scrolls, and with shell-like ornament in relief picked out in green, crimson and gold. A small landscape is painted on each side in the reserves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.207-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.207A-1935

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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