Vase

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of soft-paste porcelain, painted in colours and decorated with gilding. Flattened bulbous body moulded with a band of guilloche ornament on a ground painted in salmon-colour and crimson to imitate marble. The neck, lower part of the body and the short foot are moulded with acanthus foliage; it has two gilt foliated loop handles rising above the rim and is supported on a square plinth.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Derby Porcelain Factory, ca. 1770
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain, painted in colours and decorated with gilding. Flattened bulbous body moulded with a band of guilloche ornament on a ground painted in salmon-colour and crimson to imitate marble. The neck, lower part of the body and the short foot are moulded with acanthus foliage; it has two gilt foliated loop handles rising above the rim and is supported on a square plinth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.9cm
  • Diameter: 15.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
A star (Incised)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
NEG GG 701 (Photographed for T. Clifford's catalogue of Derby Figures & Vases, when captioned 'Derby, c. 1830-50')
Production
Acquired as Coalport. Reattributed to Derby by Timothy Clifford during the 1970s.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3394-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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