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Flower holder with cover
Billingsley, William, born 1758 - died 1828 - Enlarge image
Flower holder with cover
- Place of origin:
Hanley, England (made)
Mansfield, England (painted) - Date:
1799-1802 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Billingsley, William, born 1758 - died 1828 (possibly, painter)
J. & C. Whitehead (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
- Credit Line:
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
- Museum number:
3077&A-1901
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case J, shelf 1
Physical description
Flower holder with cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
[Flower holder] Semi-cylindrical flower holder supported on three ball feet. On either side of the panel is a view and with a pattern of lozenge-shaped compartments each filled in with gilt conventional designs. On the front is a view described in brown on the bottom of the vessel as 'Melville-Castle 7 miles from Edinburgh'. Round the bottom is a border of small gilt arcading. The back is undecorated.
[Cover] Perforated cover fitted with three sockets.
Place of Origin
Hanley, England (made)
Mansfield, England (painted)
Date
1799-1802 (made)
Artist/maker
Billingsley, William, born 1758 - died 1828 (possibly, painter)
J. & C. Whitehead (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Marks and inscriptions
'W(***)'
[Flower holder] 'Melville-Castle 7 miles from Edinburgh'
Dimensions
Height: 15.2 cm, Length: 18.7 cm, Width: 9.5 cm
Descriptive line
Flower holder with cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, J. & C. Whitehead, Hanley, 1799-1802, possibly painted in Mansfield by W. Billingsley.
Materials
Enamel; Hard paste porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Landscape; Castle
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
