Vase
ca. 1775 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, painted with enamels blue de roiand gilded, and with a hemispherical body, hung with festoons of white drapery in relief on a blue ground, and the neck contracts upwards and is decorated with spiral fluting coloured blue, and with gilt festoons of foliage hanging from lions' masks in relief, and with a beaded rim and spreading foot resting on an eight-sided plinth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and with a hemispherical body, made by Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, painted with enamels blue de roiand gilded, and with a hemispherical body, hung with festoons of white drapery in relief on a blue ground, and the neck contracts upwards and is decorated with spiral fluting coloured blue, and with gilt festoons of foliage hanging from lions' masks in relief, and with a beaded rim and spreading foot resting on an eight-sided plinth. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G8' (Incised) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The form is adapted from a Sèvres model known as the Vase flacon à mouchoirs. Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Marks, London, for £7 in January 1873 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 367 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:435-1885 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2009 |
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