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

Bottle and Stopper

ca. 1845 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle and stopper of porcelain. Pear-shaped body, long slender neck and baluster-shaped stopper. The body is in two thickness, the outer surface being perforated with a geometrical pattern. The upper part of the body is painted with floral sprays in vertical compartments on a yellow ground, and the perforated portion is outlined in red and gilt. The neck and stopper are also ornamented with gilding.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, perforated, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bottle and stopper of porcelain, perforated, painted in enamels and gilt, Chamberlain & Co., Worcester, ca. 1845
Physical description
Bottle and stopper of porcelain. Pear-shaped body, long slender neck and baluster-shaped stopper. The body is in two thickness, the outer surface being perforated with a geometrical pattern. The upper part of the body is painted with floral sprays in vertical compartments on a yellow ground, and the perforated portion is outlined in red and gilt. The neck and stopper are also ornamented with gilding.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Chamberlain's Worcester' (Printed in red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Formerly in the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, and illustrated in the first published catalogue of the museum in 1855 (fig. 148). Very similar bottle vases were also made by Kerr & Binns and the Royal Worcester Porcelain Co, the successors of the Chamberlain factory.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3297&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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