Vase
ca. 1820 (made)
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Vase of biscuit porcelain in the form of a Greek crater, a simplified version of the Warwick Vase, with two twisted vine handles, a row of beads round the middle and supported on a square pedestal with fluted pilasters at the angles.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Biscuit |
| Brief description | Vase of biscuit porcelain with two twisted vine handles, probably made by Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1820. |
| Physical description | Vase of biscuit porcelain in the form of a Greek crater, a simplified version of the Warwick Vase, with two twisted vine handles, a row of beads round the middle and supported on a square pedestal with fluted pilasters at the angles. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.467-1935. The enormous Warwick Vase, a second century Roman marble, was discovered in 1770 and restored by Piranesi before passing to the Earl of Warwick. It is now in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow. Thanks to Piranesi's print of 1778 it was extensively copied and adapted, especially after about 1800. This highly simplified example keeps the characteristic twisted vine handles. |
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| Accession number | C.467A-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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