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

Vase

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

Vase of hard-paste porcelain. An urn with ogee sides and narrow neck is supported on a spreading base of rococo scrolls. From it hangs a swag of flowers and leaves, supported by the figure of a nude infant sitting on the base. The urn is pierced round the neck and shoulder (for pot-pourri) and covered with scrolls and flower-painting.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Vase, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Fürstenberg Porcelain, Brunswick, Germany, ca. 1770
Physical description
Vase of hard-paste porcelain. An urn with ogee sides and narrow neck is supported on a spreading base of rococo scrolls. From it hangs a swag of flowers and leaves, supported by the figure of a nude infant sitting on the base. The urn is pierced round the neck and shoulder (for pot-pourri) and covered with scrolls and flower-painting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'O / P' incised
Credit line
Given by Mr M. Marcussen
Production
Previously attribted to probably Pfalz-Zweibrücken porcelain factory on the register.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ducret, Siegfried. Unknown porcelain of the late 18th century. Frankfurt am Main, L. Woeller Verlag, 1956, Plate 11 (or Plate II)
Collection
Accession number
C.1-1939

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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