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

Bottle Vase and Cover

1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration and applied gilt beads.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration and applied gilt beads
Brief description
Bottle vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration, designed by Thomas Bott, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, 1866.
Physical description
Bottle vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration and applied gilt beads.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36cm
Object history
One of a pair with C.47&A-1972.
The scene with Francesca da Rimini is based on the painting 'Francesca da Rimini' by Ary Scheffer (1795-1858) in the Wallace Collection, London (Ref: P316).
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceDante's Divine Comedy
Collection
Accession number
C.47B&C-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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