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

Vase

first half of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase or porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. In the form of an urn with two scroll handles and scalloped rim, on a tall foot supported on a cylindrical pedestal. On either side of the body is a bouquet in colours. The pedestal is decorated with gilt conventional flowers and round the neck is a gilt wreath below a band of bead ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Mayer and Newbold, Lane End, Staffordshire, first half of 19th century
Physical description
Vase or porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding. In the form of an urn with two scroll handles and scalloped rim, on a tall foot supported on a cylindrical pedestal. On either side of the body is a bouquet in colours. The pedestal is decorated with gilt conventional flowers and round the neck is a gilt wreath below a band of bead ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.4cm
  • Width: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'M & N 269' (In red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2643-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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