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Vase
Billingsley, William, born 1758 - died 1828 - Enlarge image
Vase
- Place of origin:
Derby (made)
- Date:
1790-1795 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Billingsley, William, born 1758 - died 1828 (painter)
Derby Porcelain factory (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
- Museum number:
C.295A-1935
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case K, shelf 1
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With two openwork handles represented as attached by screws to the shoulder, narrow neck with a flaring mouth, and high foot resting on a square plinth. Decorated with flowers loosely disposed in two wide bands round the middle of the body and shoulder, and with wreaths of foliage and formal designs in gold.
Place of Origin
Derby (made)
Date
1790-1795 (made)
Artist/maker
Billingsley, William, born 1758 - died 1828 (painter)
Derby Porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Marks and inscriptions
'D' under a crown and crossed batons with six dots
In puce
Dimensions
Height: 24.1 cm
Object history note
One of a pair with C.295-1935. Formerly in the J. G. Mortlock Collection.
Descriptive line
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, with two openwork handles, probably painted by William Billingsley, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, 1790-1795.
Materials
Soft paste porcelain; Enamels
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Foliage; Flowers; Openwork; Wreath
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
Ceramics Collection