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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of ironstone painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical with a rounded shoulder and gilt concave neck. Painted in various colours and gold with Chinese figures in a landscape with buildings and boats beside a bridge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Ironstone painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase of ironstone painted with enamels and gilded, made at the factory of Spode Ceramic Works, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Vase of ironstone painted with enamels and gilded. Cylindrical with a rounded shoulder and gilt concave neck. Painted in various colours and gold with Chinese figures in a landscape with buildings and boats beside a bridge.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.6cm
Gallery label
Vase, one of a pair Probably made at the factory of Josiah Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, about 1820 Lead-glazed earthenware C.816&A-1935 Herbert Allen Collection No. 649.(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.816A-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.816-1935

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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