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

Vase and Cover

ca. 1755-1757 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain with applied branches of flowers painted with enamels.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase Body
  • Vase Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain, modelled by E.H. Reichard, Wegely's porcelain factory, Berlin, ca. 1755-57
Physical description
Vase and cover of hard-paste porcelain with applied branches of flowers painted with enamels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.6cm
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'W' (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Production
Figure on the cover modelled by Ernst Heinrich Reichard (d.1764), chief modeller.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1535&A-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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