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

Vase

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and stand of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with a group of flowers in an oval panel reserved on a dark blue ground enriched with a vermiculépattern imitating marble in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase and stand of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, painted by William Billingsley, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Vase and stand of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Decorated with a group of flowers in an oval panel reserved on a dark blue ground enriched with a vermiculépattern imitating marble in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'D' under a crown, and crossed batons with six dots (In puce)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.297&A-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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