Flower-Vase and Cover

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flower-vase and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Flower-vase and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Coalport Porcelain Factory, Coalport, ca. 1850.
Physical description
Flower-vase and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
  • Width: 31.8cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.563&A-1935. The subjects are copied from Plates 16 and 28 of The Odyssey of Homer engraved from the composition of John Flaxman, R.A., Sculptor: 'Ulysses at the table of Circe' and 'Euryclea discovers Ulysses'.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceThe Odyssey of Homer
Collection
Accession number
C.563B&C-1935

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Record createdJuly 17, 2009
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