Vase and Cover
ca. 1820 (made)
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Vase and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Crater-shaped and with two gilt handles with a shell on the top. Square plinth. Painted with the figure-subject of 'The Reward of Innocence' on the square panel on one side of the upper part, showing a woman receiving a stem of lilies from the infant Christ who stands on the lap of the Virgin. The reverse is decorated with symmetrical scrolled foliage in gold on a salmon-red ground.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, probably painted by Thomas Baxter or by one of his pupils, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1820. |
| Physical description | Vase and cover of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Crater-shaped and with two gilt handles with a shell on the top. Square plinth. Painted with the figure-subject of 'The Reward of Innocence' on the square panel on one side of the upper part, showing a woman receiving a stem of lilies from the infant Christ who stands on the lap of the Virgin. The reverse is decorated with symmetrical scrolled foliage in gold on a salmon-red ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'The Reward of Innocence' (Written in red under the base) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.466B&C-1935. Formerly in the William Bemrose Collection. |
| Production | Probably painted by a pupil of Thomas Baxter |
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| Accession number | C.466&A-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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