Vase
1859 (made)
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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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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | C.542-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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