Vase
ca. 1820 (made)
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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.
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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. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
Object history | One of a set of three vases C.303 to B-1935. |
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Accession number | C.303-1935 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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