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

Vase and Cover

second quarter of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. Globular bowl on baluster stem, with circular foot supported on three gilt lions' paws. The bowl is in two thicknesses, the outer surface as well as the foot and cover being perforated with rosettes and with hexagonal and key-hole patterns. The rims of the bowl and of the cover are painted with floral sprays on a yellow ground, and round the foot is a border of gilt scrollwork.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, perforated, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Vase and cover of porcelain, perforated, painted in enamels and gilt, Chamberlain & Co., Worcester, second quarter of 19th century
Physical description
Vase and cover of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. Globular bowl on baluster stem, with circular foot supported on three gilt lions' paws. The bowl is in two thicknesses, the outer surface as well as the foot and cover being perforated with rosettes and with hexagonal and key-hole patterns. The rims of the bowl and of the cover are painted with floral sprays on a yellow ground, and round the foot is a border of gilt scrollwork.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.2cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Chamberlain's Worcester' (Printed in red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3298&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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