Vase
1789 (made)
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Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of an urn with two lion masks below the shoulder, with a square foot, and the shoulder perforated with a foliate pattern. On the sides are painted, in panels vertically outlined in gold, scrollwork with medallions and figures and a butterfly. Base painted with foliage. Shoulder is painted with gold foliage. Base is marbled in black and brown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, 1789. |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the form of an urn with two lion masks below the shoulder, with a square foot, and the shoulder perforated with a foliate pattern. On the sides are painted, in panels vertically outlined in gold, scrollwork with medallions and figures and a butterfly. Base painted with foliage. Shoulder is painted with gold foliage. Base is marbled in black and brown. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Young, Hilary. ‘A pair of Chelsea hard-paste porcelain vases of 1789’, Keramos, no. 210, October 2010, pp. 131-142 |
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| Accession number | C.546-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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