Pastille Burner
ca. 1830 (made)
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Pastille burner of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of a cottage on a low plinth. The central part of the cottage has a pierced dome surmounted by a gold cross and with gothic tracery on the large window at the front. The side pavilions are moulded at the front with a gothic arched door, and with circular apertures in the roofs. The main body of the house is washed in pale apricot-coloured enamel. The central roof is pale blue with applied flowers and leaves. The top of the plinth is bright green. The gothic tracery of the windows is picked out in red and other details are picked out in gilding. The back is undecorated and with an aperture in the form of a gothic door.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels, pierced, moulded and gilded |
| Brief description | Pastille burner of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Staffordshire, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | Pastille burner of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of a cottage on a low plinth. The central part of the cottage has a pierced dome surmounted by a gold cross and with gothic tracery on the large window at the front. The side pavilions are moulded at the front with a gothic arched door, and with circular apertures in the roofs. The main body of the house is washed in pale apricot-coloured enamel. The central roof is pale blue with applied flowers and leaves. The top of the plinth is bright green. The gothic tracery of the windows is picked out in red and other details are picked out in gilding. The back is undecorated and with an aperture in the form of a gothic door. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '134' (In lilac) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Prof. H.H. Bellot |
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| Accession number | C.101-1971 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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