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Small Vase

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Davenport & Co. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (made)
Longport (made)

Small vase, England (possibly Longport), attributed to Davenport's, 1840-1860, C.159-1985 .

Object details

Object type
Small vase
Materials and techniques
opaque white and green glass, cut and gilt
Brief description
Small vase, England (possibly Longport), attributed to Davenport's, 1840-1860, C.159-1985 .
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.8cm
Style
VICTORIAN
Gallery label
Bequeathed by a descendant of Cyrus Hill, an employee at Davenport's glass works in the mid-19th century. This was thought in the family to be a piece of Davenport's production, but it is more likely to be Bohemian or, if English, by a factory such as Richardson's.
Other number
1127 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.159-1985

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O2806/small-vase-davenport--co/
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