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

Ewer

1833-1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. Ovoid body, narrow neck, expanding mouth with long curved lip, tall foot rising form a scrolled base, gilt loop handle in the form of a winged serpent. The vase has a cream-coloured ground; on either side of the body is a bouquet in colours, and round the neck is a row of bosses in imitation of jewels.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Ewer of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Copeland & Garrett, Stoke-on-Trent, 1833-1847
Physical description
Ewer of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. Ovoid body, narrow neck, expanding mouth with long curved lip, tall foot rising form a scrolled base, gilt loop handle in the form of a winged serpent. The vase has a cream-coloured ground; on either side of the body is a bouquet in colours, and round the neck is a row of bosses in imitation of jewels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.8cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'COPELAND AND GARRETT' under a crown, within a wreath of the rose, thistle and shamrock (Printed in green)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2690-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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