Flower Vase
ca. 1797-1799 (made)
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Flower vase of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and with a semi-ovoid bowl and high spreading foot, and the surface of the bowl is divided by pendent laurel-sprays in gold, each flanked by two vertical wavy gilt lines into four panels, in each of which is a spray of flowers which include pink roses, yellow and red tulips, forget-me-nots, purple anemones, and blue and yellow convolvulus, and round the rim is a border of gilt foliage on a wavy stem.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Flower vase of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, probably painted by William Billingsley, made by Pinxton Porcelain Factory, Pinxton, ca. 1797-1799. |
| Physical description | Flower vase of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, and with a semi-ovoid bowl and high spreading foot, and the surface of the bowl is divided by pendent laurel-sprays in gold, each flanked by two vertical wavy gilt lines into four panels, in each of which is a spray of flowers which include pink roses, yellow and red tulips, forget-me-nots, purple anemones, and blue and yellow convolvulus, and round the rim is a border of gilt foliage on a wavy stem. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G' [Impressed] |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Part of a pair with 414:805-1885 (Sch. I 796). These pieces were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Smith, London, for £1 10 shillings in October 1866 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 796A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:805/A-1885 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2009 |
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