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

Vase

ca. 1810-15 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, painted with enamels and partly gilded, and in the form of a circular basket, left white, and supported by three gilt owls standing on a three-sided base, which has three feet in the form of gilt shells.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and in the form of a circular basket supported by three gilt owls standing on a three-sided base, made by Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1810-15
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, painted with enamels and partly gilded, and in the form of a circular basket, left white, and supported by three gilt owls standing on a three-sided base, which has three feet in the form of gilt shells.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons with six dots (In red)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of a pair with 414:460/A-1885 (Sch. I 419A)
The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Waters, London, for £4 10 shillings in July 1872
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, 1980, pl. 317, where dated ca. 1811-15
Other number
Sch. I 419 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:460-1885

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2009
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