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Vase

ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Crater-shaped and with two gilt handles springing from rams' heads. Square plinth. On one side of the upper part is a bouquet of flowers, painted against a brown background, in a panel bordered by raised gilt scrollwork and reserved on a marone ground.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1825.
Physical description
Vase of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Crater-shaped and with two gilt handles springing from rams' heads. Square plinth. On one side of the upper part is a bouquet of flowers, painted against a brown background, in a panel bordered by raised gilt scrollwork and reserved on a marone ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Flight Barr & Barr Royal Porcelain Works Worcester London House Coventry Street' (Written in Crimson)
  • 'FBB' under a crown (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.470-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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