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

Vase

1810-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain painted in colours and gilded on a dark blue ground. Crater-shaped. On one side, in an eight-sided panel, is a landscape with a ruined castle by a stream. On either side of the panel is a gilt palmette with foliage. The handles are in the form of looped serpents.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Vase of porcelain painted in colours and gilded on a dark blue ground, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, 1810-1830
Physical description
Vase of porcelain painted in colours and gilded on a dark blue ground. Crater-shaped. On one side, in an eight-sided panel, is a landscape with a ruined castle by a stream. On either side of the panel is a gilt palmette with foliage. The handles are in the form of looped serpents.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons (In red)
  • '33' (In red)
Credit line
Given by J.H. Fitzhenry, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
889-1905

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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