Vase
1830-1837 (made)
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Vase of bone china. Ovoid body with two gilt bird's head handles, expanding corrugated neck with serrated edge, the foot in the form of four curled leaves. On one side is a landscape painted in colours in a panel surrounded by gilt scrolls and reserved in white on a blue ground; the other side is decorated with gilt scrolls.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Vase of bone china, painted in enamels and gilt, Rockingham Ceramic Factory, England (Swinton), 1830-1837 |
| Physical description | Vase of bone china. Ovoid body with two gilt bird's head handles, expanding corrugated neck with serrated edge, the foot in the form of four curled leaves. On one side is a landscape painted in colours in a panel surrounded by gilt scrolls and reserved in white on a blue ground; the other side is decorated with gilt scrolls. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A griffin, the crest of Earl Fitzwilliam, and 'Rockingham Works Brameld Manufacturer to the King' (Printed in mauve) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Known as "Rockingham porcelain." |
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| Accession number | 3163-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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