Vase
ca. 1770 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and with an ovoid body and concave neck, and on one side is a landscape with a monumental fountain and ruined buildings, with two figures crossing a bridge in the foreground, and the sea is in the distance, and on the reverse side is printed with a view of ruined classical colonnades, and on the neck and in the interspaces are flying birds and insects.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed in black enamel |
Brief description | Vase of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and with an ovoid body and concave neck, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770 |
Physical description | Vase of porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and with an ovoid body and concave neck, and on one side is a landscape with a monumental fountain and ruined buildings, with two figures crossing a bridge in the foreground, and the sea is in the distance, and on the reverse side is printed with a view of ruined classical colonnades, and on the neck and in the interspaces are flying birds and insects. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | The landscape is copied from an engraving by Francis Vivares, published in 1752, after a painting dated 1701 by Pierre Antoine Patel Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Bradbeen, Lowestoft, for £3 in April 1869 |
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Other number | Sch. I 627 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:489-1885 |
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Record created | January 28, 2009 |
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