Vase

1830-1837 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.9cm
  • Width: 15.6cm
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."
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3163-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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