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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase and Cover

ca. 1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase and cover of porcelain transfer-printed in black, painted with enamels and gilded. Covered with a close pattern of flowers, fruit and insects of Chinese character, printed in black outline and painted on a ground diversely coloured red and blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in black, painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Vase and cover of porcelain transfer-printed in black, painted with enamels and gilded, Coalport Porcelain Factory, Coalport, ca. 1865.
Physical description
Vase and cover of porcelain transfer-printed in black, painted with enamels and gilded. Covered with a close pattern of flowers, fruit and insects of Chinese character, printed in black outline and painted on a ground diversely coloured red and blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A monogram composed of letters 'C' and 'S' enclosing 'C', 'S' and 'N'. (In gold)
  • '13' (Printed in red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.564B&C-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.564&A-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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