Vase
ca. 1820 (made)
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The stopper is in the shape of a trumpet with the mouth downwards. Round the lower part is a formal gilt border on white and above it gilt ornament on a salmon ground. Gilt knob. The neck is wide at the bottom. waisted in the middle, and flaring again at the top. The decoration is on the same principal as the stopper. On the body on one side is a panel with a scene showing a warrior, a chariot and horses, three damsels and a winged figure and described on the bottom as the Triumph of Mercy. On the other side is a broad band of gilt festooned ornament on a salmon ground and borders round the top and bottom with gilt ornament on a white ground. Ring handles.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Root pot, two covers and stand of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, possibly painted by Thomas Baxter. English (Chamberlain & Co., Worcester); about 1820 |
| Physical description | The stopper is in the shape of a trumpet with the mouth downwards. Round the lower part is a formal gilt border on white and above it gilt ornament on a salmon ground. Gilt knob. The neck is wide at the bottom. waisted in the middle, and flaring again at the top. The decoration is on the same principal as the stopper. On the body on one side is a panel with a scene showing a warrior, a chariot and horses, three damsels and a winged figure and described on the bottom as the Triumph of Mercy. On the other side is a broad band of gilt festooned ornament on a salmon ground and borders round the top and bottom with gilt ornament on a white ground. Ring handles. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Chamberlains Worcester' (In gold) |
| Credit line | Given by Herbert Eccles, Esq. |
| Object history | 'The Triumph of Mercy' was painted by William Artaud ca. 1788. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Godden, Geoffrey. Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain; 1788-1852. London : Barrie & Jenkins, 1982.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.250&A to C-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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