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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

1889 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of hard-paste porcelain painted in Chinese style with rocks, flowering plants and birds in green and red on a black ground.. The body swells upwards and has a wide neck.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted
Brief description
Vase of hard-paste porcelain, made by Emile Samson, France, 1889
Physical description
Vase of hard-paste porcelain painted in Chinese style with rocks, flowering plants and birds in green and red on a black ground.. The body swells upwards and has a wide neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.8cm
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
44-1890

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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