Ice Pail
1813-1840 (made)
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Ice pail with cover and liner of porcelain. Crater-shaped body with two loop handles, partly gilt, terminating in rams' heads. The upper part of the body is decorated with a band of green outlined with gilt rococo scrolls in relief, below which is a horizontal row of white beads on a gilt ground. Round the lower part is a band of palmette devices in gilt outline. The moulded stem, which rests on a square base, is decorated with alternate bands of green and gold. The cover has a handle in the form of a fir-cone and is decorated similarly to the upper part of the body.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in green enamel and gilt |
| Brief description | Ice pail with cover and liner, porcelain painted in green enamel and gilt, Worcester porcelain factory (Flight, Barr & Barr period), England, 1813-1840 |
| Physical description | Ice pail with cover and liner of porcelain. Crater-shaped body with two loop handles, partly gilt, terminating in rams' heads. The upper part of the body is decorated with a band of green outlined with gilt rococo scrolls in relief, below which is a horizontal row of white beads on a gilt ground. Round the lower part is a band of palmette devices in gilt outline. The moulded stem, which rests on a square base, is decorated with alternate bands of green and gold. The cover has a handle in the form of a fir-cone and is decorated similarly to the upper part of the body. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Production | Flight, Barr & Barr period |
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| Accession number | 3333A/1, 2-1901 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2009 |
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