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

Vase

1828-1848 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of flowers, one of a pair, standing on a circular base, is narrow at the foot and expands upwards to the mouth. It contains a bouquet modelled and painted after nature. Round the lower part of the vase are six hollow tree-stumps, each containing flowers, and slightly gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, modelled, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Vase of flowers, one of a pair, porcelain, modelled, painted in enamels and gilt, Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), 1828-1848
Physical description
Vase of flowers, one of a pair, standing on a circular base, is narrow at the foot and expands upwards to the mouth. It contains a bouquet modelled and painted after nature. Round the lower part of the vase are six hollow tree-stumps, each containing flowers, and slightly gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
(Mark, printed in red, mostly obliterated)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
2984-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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