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

Vase

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and modelled. Baluster shape body. Painted with 'The Tiger and the Fox' from Aesop's fables.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and modelled
Brief description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and modelled, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and modelled. Baluster shape body. Painted with 'The Tiger and the Fox' from Aesop's fables.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Diameter: 6.9cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceAesop's fables
Collection
Accession number
C.1147-1924

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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