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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. 1857 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, light celadon green ground, painted with festoons of green leaves and dead gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt; painted by Thomas Allen, manufactured by Minton & Co., Staffordshire, England, ca. 1857
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, light celadon green ground, painted with festoons of green leaves and dead gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.1cm
  • Width: 11.4cm
  • Depth: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by Thomas Allen, student...' (Enamelled in red on base)
Object history
Almost a pair with 3651-1857.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3562-1857

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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