Vase
ca. 1820 (made)
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Vase in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Urn-shaped, with square plinth and two gilt-scrolled foliated loop handles springing from satyrs masks in relief. Painted in enamels with three figures among barrels near the sea, and with flowers on the other side, in two round panels with broad gilded border. The main body painted with underglaze 'bleu de roi' with gilt butterflies, the rock decorated with fantastic gilt-motives and scale pattern.
Object details
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| Brief description | Vase, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, ca. 1820 |
| Physical description | Vase in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Urn-shaped, with square plinth and two gilt-scrolled foliated loop handles springing from satyrs masks in relief. Painted in enamels with three figures among barrels near the sea, and with flowers on the other side, in two round panels with broad gilded border. The main body painted with underglaze 'bleu de roi' with gilt butterflies, the rock decorated with fantastic gilt-motives and scale pattern. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'BLOOR DERBY' encircling a crown (Transfer-printed in red) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Joseph Henry Jacobs |
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| Accession number | C.69-1950 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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