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

Vase

1812-1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Round the neck is a border of gilt palmettes and a hexagonal panel showing a gentleman paying court to a lady, a scene from Shakespeare's 'Cymbeline'. Below is a border of white and gold scrollwork. Gilt horizontal handles and square foot.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, probably painted by Thomas Baxter, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, 1812-1815.
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Round the neck is a border of gilt palmettes and a hexagonal panel showing a gentleman paying court to a lady, a scene from Shakespeare's 'Cymbeline'. Below is a border of white and gold scrollwork. Gilt horizontal handles and square foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.2cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BFB' under a crown (Impressed)
  • 'Flight Barr & Barr Royal Poecelain Works Worcester London House No. 1 Coventry Street' (Written in black)
  • 'CYMBELINE Posthumus ... For my sake wear this It is a manacle of love. Act 1 Sc 1.' (Under the base painted in grey)
Credit line
Given by Herbert Eccles, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceShakespears's 'Cymbeline'
Collection
Accession number
C.239-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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