Vase
ca. 1755-1760 (made)
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Vase of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. A bird standing in an oriental landscape with rocks, bamboo, flowers and a butterfly surmounted by a band of lappets with geometric decoration. The lid has a butterfly, sprays of flowers and a band of ornament deriving from ju-i lappets. Both lid and base of vase have the number 11. All the decoration is in blue.
Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Bluish white. Many small dots in the glaze, particularly visible in painted areas.
Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Bluish white. Many small dots in the glaze, particularly visible in painted areas.
Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Vase of tin-glazed earthenware, painted, made by Henry Delamain, Dublin, ca. 1755-1760 |
| Physical description | Vase of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. A bird standing in an oriental landscape with rocks, bamboo, flowers and a butterfly surmounted by a band of lappets with geometric decoration. The lid has a butterfly, sprays of flowers and a band of ornament deriving from ju-i lappets. Both lid and base of vase have the number 11. All the decoration is in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Bluish white. Many small dots in the glaze, particularly visible in painted areas. Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on underside: ll. (Back) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr R. J. Charleston |
| Object history | Mr L.L. Lipski, London. |
| Production | Dublin (Henry Delamain) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8 |
| Other number | I20. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.150&A-1981 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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