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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 covered with yellow modelled Schneeballen mayflowers. Cone-shaped with a crimson flower at the apex and four sets of perforations reserved amongst the encrusted flowers near the top. The cover has become attached to the lower part, apparently during the firing of the glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, modelled and glazed
Brief description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, covered with yellow modelled Schneeballen mayflowers, with cover attached, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, and covered with yellow modelled Schneeballen mayflowers. Cone-shaped with a crimson flower at the apex and four sets of perforations reserved amongst the encrusted flowers near the top. The cover has become attached to the lower part, apparently during the firing of the glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.6cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.212-1935

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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