Ewer
ca. 1820 (made)
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Toy ewer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Urn-shaped body on a square plinth, and with a gilt handle in the form of a serpent and spout in the form of an eagle with a ball in its beak. On one side of the body, reserved on an apple-green ground, is an oval panel painted with a bird in a landscape.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Toy ewer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester, ca. 1820. |
| Physical description | Toy ewer of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Urn-shaped body on a square plinth, and with a gilt handle in the form of a serpent and spout in the form of an eagle with a ball in its beak. On one side of the body, reserved on an apple-green ground, is an oval panel painted with a bird in a landscape. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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| Accession number | C.462-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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