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

Vase and Cover

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted in Chinese style with figures and tables under trees, with borders of flowering sprigs and insects, and coloured in red, green, blue, rose-pink, lilac, brown and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted in Chinese style with figures and tables under trees, with borders of flowering sprigs and insects, and coloured in red, green, blue, rose-pink, lilac, brown and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.6cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.973/&A-1924

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Record createdJune 15, 2009
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