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

Vase

1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of earthenware with a pale green ground, and painted with flowers. Tall, cylindrical, and swelling slightly towards foot.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted
Brief description
Vase of earthenware, Ch. Boissimon & Cie, Langeais, 1867
Physical description
Vase of earthenware with a pale green ground, and painted with flowers. Tall, cylindrical, and swelling slightly towards foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 57.8cm
  • Diameter: 16.8cm
Object history
Part of a pair with 748A-1869. Exhibited with its pair at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867.

Historical significance: During the 1860s the Museum had a policy of acquiring examples of 'approved' design made well but cheaply.
Historical context
Purchased by the Museum from the maker as an example of 'cheapness of manufacture'.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Demmin, Auguste: Guide de l'Amateur de Faiences et Porcelaines; 1973, p. 765
Collection
Accession number
748-1869

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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