Vase
ca. 1765 (made)
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Vase of tall, splayed beaker shape with pierced basketwork border at the top, moulded with forget-me-not flowers picked out in blue and yellow; the same flower motif, moulded and enamelled, though not pierced, appears on the foot. Just above the foot is a projecting ruff apparently simulating feathers and leaves and picked out in pink and blue; round the centre of the exterior is a band of ornament including two coloured cherub-heads; the remainder of the exterior applied with coloured flowers and painted with insects on a white ground. The interior is plain white.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain with applied and enamelled decoration |
Brief description | Vase, soft-paste porcelain with applied and enamelled decoration; Bow Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1765 |
Physical description | Vase of tall, splayed beaker shape with pierced basketwork border at the top, moulded with forget-me-not flowers picked out in blue and yellow; the same flower motif, moulded and enamelled, though not pierced, appears on the foot. Just above the foot is a projecting ruff apparently simulating feathers and leaves and picked out in pink and blue; round the centre of the exterior is a band of ornament including two coloured cherub-heads; the remainder of the exterior applied with coloured flowers and painted with insects on a white ground. The interior is plain white. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Irene Babington Jones |
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Accession number | C.34-1968 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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