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

Vase

ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Ovoid body with an olive-green ground on which are reserved on one side a garden-scene in a rectangular panel, and on the other with a bouquet in a circular medallion. High foot on a square plinth coloured to imitate marble, flaring neck with classical ornament in gold, and two handles in the form of gilt dolphins.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Ovoid vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Rockingham Ceramic Factory, Swinton, ca. 1825.
Physical description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Ovoid body with an olive-green ground on which are reserved on one side a garden-scene in a rectangular panel, and on the other with a bouquet in a circular medallion. High foot on a square plinth coloured to imitate marble, flaring neck with classical ornament in gold, and two handles in the form of gilt dolphins.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.759-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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