Spill Vase
19th century (made)
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Spill vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Nearly cylindrical in shape, and with a gilt grotesque mask in relief on either side. Between the masks are rectangular gilt-bordered panels in which on one side is a large bouquet in a blue vase standing on a marble slab, and on the other side is an auricula plant.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Spill vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, painted by Thomas Baxter, possibly England, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Spill vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Nearly cylindrical in shape, and with a gilt grotesque mask in relief on either side. Between the masks are rectangular gilt-bordered panels in which on one side is a large bouquet in a blue vase standing on a marble slab, and on the other side is an auricula plant. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Formerly in the Alfred Trapnell Collection. One of a pair with C.597A-1935. |
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| Accession number | C.597-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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