Vase
19th century (made)
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Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Beaker-shaped and with two gilt handles springing from grotesque masks, and with three bronze-coloured paw feet. Below the rim is a wreath of flowers modelled in white biscuit porcelain, and applied in high relief. Round the lower part is a band of bead ornament. On either side below the wreath is a bullfinch on a branch of cherries, and two goldfinches with their nest. Inside is a formal gilt border.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels, modelled biscuit porcelain and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, probably painted by Matthew Colclough, possibly modelled by James Goodsby, Wales, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Beaker-shaped and with two gilt handles springing from grotesque masks, and with three bronze-coloured paw feet. Below the rim is a wreath of flowers modelled in white biscuit porcelain, and applied in high relief. Round the lower part is a band of bead ornament. On either side below the wreath is a bullfinch on a branch of cherries, and two goldfinches with their nest. Inside is a formal gilt border. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Formerly in the Alfred Trapnell Collection. |
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| Accession number | C.595-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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