Not currently on display at the V&A

Vase

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

Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Baluster-shaped body and thick cylindrical neck with a wavy gilt rim. Round the body are two landscapes enclosed in raised rococo panels with figures in the foreground and buildings in the background. Two similar landscapes on the neck. Moulded with scrollwork.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Tournai porcelain factory, Tournai, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Baluster-shaped body and thick cylindrical neck with a wavy gilt rim. Round the body are two landscapes enclosed in raised rococo panels with figures in the foreground and buildings in the background. Two similar landscapes on the neck. Moulded with scrollwork.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.8cm
  • Diameter: 6.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords and three crosses (In gold)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1669-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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