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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Flower Vase

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flower vase of earthenware, moulded in the form of overlapping upright leaves of a water-plant, and flaring at the top and resting on a five-lobed stand in the form of a water-lily leaf with applied stems, flower-buds and seed-pods. Three of the leaves have moths at their tips, moulded in low relief, and all have their outer surface moulded with veining. Bright green glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, moulded and glazed
Brief description
Flower vase of earthenware, moulded in the form of overlapping upright leaves of a water-plant, Swinton, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Flower vase of earthenware, moulded in the form of overlapping upright leaves of a water-plant, and flaring at the top and resting on a five-lobed stand in the form of a water-lily leaf with applied stems, flower-buds and seed-pods. Three of the leaves have moths at their tips, moulded in low relief, and all have their outer surface moulded with veining. Bright green glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.8cm
  • Width: 17.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of a pair with 414:1205-1885 (Sch. II 461).
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 461A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1205/A-1885

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Record createdMay 7, 2009
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