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

Bottle

ca. 1755-1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of soft-paste porcelain, bulbous shape with long narrow neck and slightly flaring mouth. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie figures and furniture and flowering plants; diaper border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Bottle, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1755-1758
Physical description
Bottle of soft-paste porcelain, bulbous shape with long narrow neck and slightly flaring mouth. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie figures and furniture and flowering plants; diaper border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.8cm
  • Diameter: 5.7cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Previously attributed to Lowestoft in the register.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this blue-and-white pattern, see The English Ceramic Circle, Ceramics of Vauxhall (2007), cat. 75, where dated ca. 1755-58
Collection
Accession number
C.742-1924

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Record createdMay 20, 2009
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