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

Vase

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Slender ovoid body with a flaring neck, two handles in the form of gilt swans, and a high foot on a square plinth. On one side is a vignette landscape surrounded by formal classical foliage in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, possibly painted by Jesse Mountford, made by Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Slender ovoid body with a flaring neck, two handles in the form of gilt swans, and a high foot on a square plinth. On one side is a vignette landscape surrounded by formal classical foliage in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' under a crown and crossed batons with six dots
  • '2' (In red)
  • '45' (In puce)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a set of three vases C.303 to B-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.303-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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