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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

middle of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue in the Chinese style. Octagonal section and with a bulbous body, high spreading foot, and a long neck with an expanding mouth and a rounded swelling below it. The body is painted with landscapes and floral designs in shaped compartments and the neck has three bands of conventional ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, possibly 'Greek A' factory, Delft, middle of 18th century.
Physical description
Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue in the Chinese style. Octagonal section and with a bulbous body, high spreading foot, and a long neck with an expanding mouth and a rounded swelling below it. The body is painted with landscapes and floral designs in shaped compartments and the neck has three bands of conventional ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31cm
  • Width: 13.5cm
  • Weight: 990g
measured feb 2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • '18' (painted in blue)
  • Letter of alpha with a line below [indistinct] (In blue, perhaps the Greek A factory)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
799-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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