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Vase

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Urn-shaped, with a square plinth and two gilt handles springing from bunches of grapes. On either side are the arms of the Honourable East India Company and with the motto 'AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE' painted in various colours and gold in panels on the upper part. The ground between them are pale pink. Round the lower part are irregular pink band edged with gilt scrolls from which depend two sprays of roses.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1830.
Physical description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Urn-shaped, with a square plinth and two gilt handles springing from bunches of grapes. On either side are the arms of the Honourable East India Company and with the motto 'AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE' painted in various colours and gold in panels on the upper part. The ground between them are pale pink. Round the lower part are irregular pink band edged with gilt scrolls from which depend two sprays of roses.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE' (Painted on the arms on either side)
  • 'FBB' under a crown (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.469-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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