Vase
ca. 1840 (made)
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Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Urn-shaped with a square plinth and two scrolled foliate loop handles springing from satyrs' masks in relief. Painted with fruit and forming a wide frieze round the body. The neck and lower part are decorated with formal classical foliage symmetrically arranged in gold.
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, painted by Thomas Steele, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1840. |
Physical description | Vase of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Urn-shaped with a square plinth and two scrolled foliate loop handles springing from satyrs' masks in relief. Painted with fruit and forming a wide frieze round the body. The neck and lower part are decorated with formal classical foliage symmetrically arranged in gold. |
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Marks and inscriptions | A circular band inscribed with 'BLOOR DERBY' and enclosing a crown (Printed in red) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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Accession number | C.312-1935 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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