Vase
ca. 1820 (made)
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Vase of porcelain transfer-printed in black and over-painted with enamels and gilded. Four-lobed ovoid body with a short neck and two handles in the form of gilt monsters. Printed in black with a pattern of Chinese monsters amongst clouds, and painted over against a gilt background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed in black and over-painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain transfer-printed in black and over-painted with enamels and gilded, possibly Spode Ceramic Works, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1820. |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain transfer-printed in black and over-painted with enamels and gilded. Four-lobed ovoid body with a short neck and two handles in the form of gilt monsters. Printed in black with a pattern of Chinese monsters amongst clouds, and painted over against a gilt background. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ta Ch'ing Chia Ch'ing nein chih' (The Chinese reign mark in seal characters, printed in blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | The Emperor Chia Ch'ing reigned from 1796 to 1820. Copies of Chinese date-marks are believed to have been used by Spode, but the attribution is uncertain. |
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| Accession number | C.709-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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