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

Vase and Cover

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain. Oviform with two rococo scrolled loop handles; the knob of the cover is in the form of a flower. The body is decorated with two rococo panels painted with trees, chrysanthemums and exotic birds in colours on a white ground. On the neck and cover are two small panels respectively, similarly painted with floral sprays. The remaining surfaces are covered with a blue scale-pattern, and the panels are surrounded by a gilt rococo border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in colours and gilt
Brief description
Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted in colours and gilt, Worcester porcelain factory, England, ca. 1775
Physical description
Vase and cover of soft-paste porcelain. Oviform with two rococo scrolled loop handles; the knob of the cover is in the form of a flower. The body is decorated with two rococo panels painted with trees, chrysanthemums and exotic birds in colours on a white ground. On the neck and cover are two small panels respectively, similarly painted with floral sprays. The remaining surfaces are covered with a blue scale-pattern, and the panels are surrounded by a gilt rococo border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
A fretted square, in blue
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3213&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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