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

Vase

1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Double ovoid vase with fluted rim and two handles in the form of serpents. White ground, painted in cobalt blue with classical scenes of landscapes, figures and armorini, etc.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, hand-painted in cobalt blue
Brief description
Vase, tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue, by Ulisse Cantagalli, Italy (Florence), 1888
Physical description
Double ovoid vase with fluted rim and two handles in the form of serpents. White ground, painted in cobalt blue with classical scenes of landscapes, figures and armorini, etc.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39cm
Style
Object history
Exhibited at the Italian Exhibition, London, from where it was purchased by the Museum

Historical significance: In 1878 Ulisse Cantagalli inherited a factory in Florence and began to trade as Manifattura Figli di Giuseppe Cantagalli. His main production was of copies of Italian maiolica, but also of other European and Middle Eastern ceramics.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1675-1888

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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