Vase

ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of soft-paste porcelain, baluster shaped, cover missing. Painted in red, crimson, turquoise, green, yellow, brown, blue enamel and black with three Chinese figures and a boy beside a house in a garden. Border of arches in red.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Vase, soft-paste porcelain, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1785
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain, baluster shaped, cover missing. Painted in red, crimson, turquoise, green, yellow, brown, blue enamel and black with three Chinese figures and a boy beside a house in a garden. Border of arches in red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.7cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell 1981
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.229-1924

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Record createdApril 21, 2009
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