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

Vase

ca. 1755-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and glazed. Of square section with a galleried lip, sloping shoulders and sides with recessed panels decorated in colours with butterflies, insects and flowers. The outside of the lip has puce scrollwork, and the neck and foot are accented with brown lines.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and glazed
Brief description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and glazed, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, ca. 1755-1760
Physical description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and glazed. Of square section with a galleried lip, sloping shoulders and sides with recessed panels decorated in colours with butterflies, insects and flowers. The outside of the lip has puce scrollwork, and the neck and foot are accented with brown lines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
Object history
One of a pair with C.63-1966.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.63A-1966

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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