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

Vase

ca. 1858 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of earthenware with coloured clays and applied decoration. Agate ware with majolica decoration. Bottle shaped and with festoons of may flower and four medallions containing bust portraits in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, coloured clays and applied decoration
Brief description
Vase of earthenware with coloured clays and applied decoration, made by Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1858.
Physical description
Vase of earthenware with coloured clays and applied decoration. Agate ware with majolica decoration. Bottle shaped and with festoons of may flower and four medallions containing bust portraits in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.3cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MINTON' (impressed)
Gallery label
Vase Made by Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, about 1858 Mark: 'Minton', impressed Earthenware, coloured clays and applied decoration 6932-1860(23/05/2008)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
6932-1860

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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