Vase
1832-1848 (made)
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Vase of porcelain. Crater-shaped, with square plinth. On either side is a panel, outlined by gilt scrolls and sprays of flowers, and reserved in white on a dark blue ground. One panel is painted with a bouquet, and the other with birds in a landscape. The handles spring from gilt satyrs' heads, and the lower part of the body is moulded with gilt acanthus foliage. Round the rim is a band of bead ornament, and inside is a gilt vine-wreath with birds and butterflies. The foot has a dotted border edged with scrolls and floral sprays.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Vase of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), 1832-1848 |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Crater-shaped, with square plinth. On either side is a panel, outlined by gilt scrolls and sprays of flowers, and reserved in white on a dark blue ground. One panel is painted with a bouquet, and the other with birds in a landscape. The handles spring from gilt satyrs' heads, and the lower part of the body is moulded with gilt acanthus foliage. Round the rim is a band of bead ornament, and inside is a gilt vine-wreath with birds and butterflies. The foot has a dotted border edged with scrolls and floral sprays. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Made from the same moulds as a pair of vases designed as a present for King William IV. after the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832. Lent to 'London c. 1800' - Essen, Germany, June-Oct 1992. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 129
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| Accession number | 3071-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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