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Vase and cover
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Vase and cover
- Place of origin:
Coalport, England (made)
- Date:
ca. 1850-1860 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Coalport Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
- Museum number:
C.561&A-1935
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 17, shelf 6
Physical description
Vase and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, and made in imitation of Sèvres porcelain.
[Vase] Vase with an ovoid body, wide neck and high foot resting on a square plinth. On the neck, gilt cords in relief pass under a gilt stud on either side. Reserved on a pink rose du Barryground and enclosed by raised gilt scrollwork are medallions, on one side with flowers and fruits, and on the other with a figure-subject of a young shepherd and shepherdess reclining beside a rose-bush in the manner of Boucher.
[Cover] Cover with a handle in the form of three linked gilt rings.
Place of Origin
Coalport, England (made)
Date
ca. 1850-1860 (made)
Artist/maker
Coalport Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Marks and inscriptions
'C B D'
Dimensions
Height: 33.7 cm with cover
Object history note
One of a pair with C.561B&C-1935.
Descriptive line
Vase and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Coalport Porcelain Factory, Coalport, ca. 1850-1860.
Materials
Porcelain; Enamels
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Fruit; Scrollwork; Medallions; Shepherd; Shepherdess; Rose bush
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
