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1859 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with the figure of Ariel. Ovoid body with a narrow neck, a wavy shelled-edged mouth, high loop handle rising from a satyr's mask, high foot and square plinth. Ariel is painted in an oval medallion on the front of the body, reserved on a pattern of vertical gilt stripes. The neck, foot and plinth are decorated with raised dots on turquoise-blue bands.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Kerr, Binns & Co., Worcester, 1859.
Physical description
Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Painted with the figure of Ariel. Ovoid body with a narrow neck, a wavy shelled-edged mouth, high loop handle rising from a satyr's mask, high foot and square plinth. Ariel is painted in an oval medallion on the front of the body, reserved on a pattern of vertical gilt stripes. The neck, foot and plinth are decorated with raised dots on turquoise-blue bands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
An escutcheon with the initials 'K&B' in chief and a bend with the word 'WORCESTER', and with '59' inserted in one quarter in gold. (Printed in red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.542A-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.542-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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