Lessore Vase
Vase
ca.1863 (made)
ca.1863 (made)
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Assembled from seven different components, enamel decorated central body depicting The Defeat of Porus from a series of paintings known as the Triumphs of Alexander by Charles LeBrun, artist signed.
Object details
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| Title | Lessore Vase |
| Brief description | Wedgwood vase, hand-painted by Emile Lessore, Queen's Ware, two handled floor vase, England, ca.1863 |
| Physical description | Assembled from seven different components, enamel decorated central body depicting The Defeat of Porus from a series of paintings known as the Triumphs of Alexander by Charles LeBrun, artist signed. |
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| Object history | Purchased for the Wedgwood Museum from Skinner Auctioneers, Boston, Massachusetts USA, 12 December 1998, with funding from the Victoria and Albert Purchase Grant Fund. Previously in a private collection in California. |
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| Accession number | WE.9245-2014 |
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| Record created | May 22, 2019 |
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