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

Vase

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain covered with yellow enamel upon which are painted formal sprays of flowers in purple. Hexagonal in shape with female masks on either end suspended with festoons of flowers and ribbons in relief. The neck flares outwards and is pierced.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with yellow enamel, over-painted and pierced
Brief description
Hexagonal vase of porcelain covered with yellow enamel upon which are painted sprays of flower, Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Vase of porcelain covered with yellow enamel upon which are painted formal sprays of flowers in purple. Hexagonal in shape with female masks on either end suspended with festoons of flowers and ribbons in relief. The neck flares outwards and is pierced.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Formerly in the Alfred Trapnell Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.614-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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