Vase
ca. 1845 (made)
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Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Acorn-shaped with ram's head handles. Round base which is joined to a square plinth. Ground colour of apple-green and decorated with gilding in scrollwork mainly confined to one side and in details elsewhere. On one side of the vase is a reserve painting in bright colours with a still-life study of flowers, roses, and a passion flower. The rim is formed of acanthus leaves in, alternately, white porcelain and gilded white porcelain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, possibly painted by Thomas Steel, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1845 |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Acorn-shaped with ram's head handles. Round base which is joined to a square plinth. Ground colour of apple-green and decorated with gilding in scrollwork mainly confined to one side and in details elsewhere. On one side of the vase is a reserve painting in bright colours with a still-life study of flowers, roses, and a passion flower. The rim is formed of acanthus leaves in, alternately, white porcelain and gilded white porcelain. |
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| Accession number | C.293-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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