Vase
early 19th century (made)
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Vase of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded. Neo-classical form with a small pedestal foot and skewed gadroons in relief, separated from the lower body by a moulding with ovolo reliefs. Gadroons in relief on the lower body. Band of Greek fret in gilt relief below the sharp shoulder. Concave shoulder. Narrow spreading mouth with ovolo reliefs on the lip. The gadroons and ovolo are picked out in red and turquoise. Round body with intersecting wavy purple stems with green leaves and red berries, repeated on the neck. Butterflies are painted on the shoulder.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded |
Brief description | Vase of hard-paste porcelain, Cozzi pottery factory, Venice, early 19th century. |
Physical description | Vase of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded. Neo-classical form with a small pedestal foot and skewed gadroons in relief, separated from the lower body by a moulding with ovolo reliefs. Gadroons in relief on the lower body. Band of Greek fret in gilt relief below the sharp shoulder. Concave shoulder. Narrow spreading mouth with ovolo reliefs on the lip. The gadroons and ovolo are picked out in red and turquoise. Round body with intersecting wavy purple stems with green leaves and red berries, repeated on the neck. Butterflies are painted on the shoulder. |
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Marks and inscriptions | An anchor (In red) |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk |
Object history | One of a pair with C.63-1956. |
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Accession number | C.63A-1956 |
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Record created | September 21, 2009 |
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