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

Vase

1756-1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Inverted pear-shaped, and painted with birds on a tree stump and flying round it, and above are rococo scrollwork.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, 1756-1758.
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Inverted pear-shaped, and painted with birds on a tree stump and flying round it, and above are rococo scrollwork.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.9cm
  • Diameter: 17.5cm
Conversion from the Register
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (In red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.177-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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