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

Vase and Cover

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

Vase and cover of porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Painted with two panels with Chinese ladies separated by vertical bands of diaper and foliations.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with underglaze blue
Brief description
Vase and cover of porcelain painted with underglaze blue, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Vase and cover of porcelain painted with underglaze blue. Painted with two panels with Chinese ladies separated by vertical bands of diaper and foliations.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
A crescent (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Historical context
From a garniture of three or five vases
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.A.8, where dated ca. 1770
Collection
Accession number
C.330&A-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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