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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Vase and Cover

ca. 1757-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover, of soft-paste porcelain, pierced, and with applied decoration in high relief, painted in enamels and gilded


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, pierced, and with applied decoration in high relief, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase and cover, of soft-paste porcelain, pierced, and with applied decoration in high relief, painted in enamels and gilded, made by Longton Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1757-60
Physical description
Vase and cover, of soft-paste porcelain, pierced, and with applied decoration in high relief, painted in enamels and gilded
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.6cm
  • Width: 21.6cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Acquired as Bow porcelain.
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Falcke's sale, Christie's, for £36 2 shillings in March 1867
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 445&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:36/&A-1885

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2009
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