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

Vase and Cover

ca. 1783-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1783-1784.
Physical description
Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' under a crown on the top of the plinth (In gold)
  • '67' (Incised. Refers to the list of models and moulds in the Bemrose list in 'Small Term Vase'.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Part of a set of three vases C.263 to B-1935. The figure paintings are after a painting by Angelica Kauffmann.
Production
Gilding attributed to Thomas Soare by Stephen Mitchell, 2007, who dated the garniture to ca. 1783-4
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Mitchell, Stephen. The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed Batons Useful Wares. London: SGM Books, 2007, Pl. 8.
  • The Age of Neo-Classicism, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1972 No. 1455
Collection
Accession number
C.263A&C-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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