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

Vase and Cover

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase and cover, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770
Physical description
Vase and cover, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.7cm
  • Diameter: 10.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Sign for tin (In red)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Part of a set of three vases and covers (414:707/1, 2-1885; 414:707/A1, A2-1885; 414:707/B1, B2-1885) and two beakers (414:707/C-1885 ; 414:707/D-1885)
These five vases were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr C. Prideaux, Knightsbridge, for £18 in November 1868
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 711A1&A2 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:707/A1&A2-1885

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2009
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