Ewer
ca. 1790 (made)
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Ewer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Ovoid body decorated with bouquets of flowers in three oval panels, reserved on a dark blue ground, over which are stars and ivy-stems in gold with white berries in slight relief. Curved lip and high loop handle. Round the neck and the lower part are wreaths of formal foliage in gold.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Ewer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, painted by William Billingsley, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1790. |
Physical description | Ewer of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Ovoid body decorated with bouquets of flowers in three oval panels, reserved on a dark blue ground, over which are stars and ivy-stems in gold with white berries in slight relief. Curved lip and high loop handle. Round the neck and the lower part are wreaths of formal foliage in gold. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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Accession number | C.327-1935 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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