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

Spill Vase

first half of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Spill vase of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. Nearly cylindrical expanding at the top, painted with a landscape in a square panel, and a flower in a smaller lozenge-shaped panel, on a dark blue ground decorated with gilt scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Spill vase, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Mayer and Newbold, Lane End, Staffordshire, first half of 19th century
Physical description
Spill vase of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. Nearly cylindrical expanding at the top, painted with a landscape in a square panel, and a flower in a smaller lozenge-shaped panel, on a dark blue ground decorated with gilt scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'M & N 264' (In red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2547-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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