Vase
ca. 1820 (made)
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Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Beaker-shaped and with two small handles in the form of coiled gilt serpents, a row of beads round the cover, and a square plinth. On one side, reserved on a wide pale greenish-blue ground, is an eight-sided panel painted with a girl carrying a pitcher and with a flock of sheep behind her in a mountainous landscape.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1820. |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Beaker-shaped and with two small handles in the form of coiled gilt serpents, a row of beads round the cover, and a square plinth. On one side, reserved on a wide pale greenish-blue ground, is an eight-sided panel painted with a girl carrying a pitcher and with a flock of sheep behind her in a mountainous landscape. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.461-1935. Formerly in the collection of Mr. Hamilton Hunter. |
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| Accession number | C.461A-1935 |
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| Record created | July 8, 2009 |
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