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

Vase

middle of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain covered with a shaded brown glaze. Round the shoulders is a broad gilt band with conventional ornament scratched with a point. Body nearly cylindrical in shape, with a short narrow neck and wide expanding mouth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain covered with a glaze, incised and gilded
Brief description
Vase of porcelain covered with a shaded brown glaze, France, middle of 19th century.
Physical description
Vase of porcelain covered with a shaded brown glaze. Round the shoulders is a broad gilt band with conventional ornament scratched with a point. Body nearly cylindrical in shape, with a short narrow neck and wide expanding mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.9cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Collection
Accession number
4133-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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