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

Vase and Cover

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

Vase and cover of porcelain. Flattened ovoid body on tall foot rising from an oblong plinth, incurved shoulder from which spring two gilt loop handles in the form of swans' heads and necks. Round the middle are flowers in natural colours on a gilt band. The neck is decorated with gilt anthemion and other devices.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Vase and cover, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Job Ridgway & Sons, Hanley, Staffordshire, first half of 19th century
Physical description
Vase and cover of porcelain. Flattened ovoid body on tall foot rising from an oblong plinth, incurved shoulder from which spring two gilt loop handles in the form of swans' heads and necks. Round the middle are flowers in natural colours on a gilt band. The neck is decorated with gilt anthemion and other devices.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
  • Width: 13.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Ridgway and Sons' and '3' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Godden, Geoffrey A. The illustrated guide to Ridgway porcelains. London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1972.
Collection
Accession number
2519&A-1901

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest