Vase and Cover
ca. 1775 (made)
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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.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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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. |
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Marks and inscriptions | A fretted square, in blue |
Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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Accession number | 3213&A-1901 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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