Vase
ca. 1860 (made)
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Vase of bone china painted with enamels and gilded. Made in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. Pear-shaped body with a high foot, rim with a leafy edge curved over to form two small handles. On either side are figure-subjects in the manner of Watteau in a shaped panel enclosed by gilt scrollwork and flowers and reserved upon an apple-green ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of bone china painted with enamels and gilded, painted by Carl Henk, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1860. |
| Physical description | Vase of bone china painted with enamels and gilded. Made in imitation of Sèvres porcelain. Pear-shaped body with a high foot, rim with a leafy edge curved over to form two small handles. On either side are figure-subjects in the manner of Watteau in a shaped panel enclosed by gilt scrollwork and flowers and reserved upon an apple-green ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An ermine-spot (In green) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.685A-1935. Copied from a Sèvres model known as 'Vase à oreilles'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Aslin, Elizabeth and Atterbury, Paul, Minton, 1798-1910 , London, H.M.S.O., 1976 |
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| Accession number | C.685-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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