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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Vase and Cover

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of black basalt (unglazed stoneware), thrown and turned, with applied figurative features.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Black basalt (unglazed stoneware), thrown and turned, with applied figurative features
Brief description
Vase and cover of unglazed bulbous black stoneware, probably made by James Neale & Co., Hanley, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Vase and cover of black basalt (unglazed stoneware), thrown and turned, with applied figurative features.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44.4cm
  • Approx. width: 22.5cm
  • Approx. diameter: 18.5cm
Object history
Design from Jacques Stella's "Livre de Vases", 1667. Vase design similar to some designs of Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.167:1, 2-2003

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Record createdJanuary 8, 2004
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