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

Vase

c.1856-7 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of enamelled earthenware, in imitation of maiolica, bulb-shaped with serpent handles and with a mottled purple and green glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Enamelled earthenware, glazed
Brief description
Vase of enamelled earthenware, with two handles in the form of twisted snakes, Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, about 1856-7
Physical description
Vase of enamelled earthenware, in imitation of maiolica, bulb-shaped with serpent handles and with a mottled purple and green glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.9cm
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3559-1857

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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