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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Vase

ca. 1786 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Neale & Co. were the most skilled of Josiah Wedgwood's neighbouring factories. They made fine Jasper Ware that equalled in every way the products of Wedgwood. Although theoretically rivals, Neale was quite willing to supply Wedgwood with their wares to make up large orders.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Flower Vase
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Blue jasper ware with white jasper reliefs
Brief description
Flower vase and cover, blue Jasper with white sprigs emblematic of Art & Industry, Commerce, Liberty, and the 1786 Trade Treaty with France. Staffordshire, made by James Neale & Co. of Hanley, about 1786.
Physical description
Flower vase and cover of blue jasper ware, with white jasper reliefs. On the four sides are cupids in pairs symbolising Art & Industry, Commerce, the Anglo-French commercial treaty of 1786 and the proclamation of Liberty in France. The figures are in square panels with a vase of flowers on either side. Round the lower part is a border of pointed leaves and at the angles of the top rise curved acanthus leaves; the cover is pierced with quatrefoil and circular perforations and decorated with sprays of foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.3cm
  • Length: 9.2cm
  • Width: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'NEALE & CO.' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Bulb vase and cover with reliefs of Art & Industry, Commerce, the anglo-French commercial treaty of 1786 and the proclamation of Liberty in France Made by James Neale & Co., Hanley, Staffordshire, 1786-1787 Mark: 'NEALE & Co.' Jasperware 2496&A-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Summary
Neale & Co. were the most skilled of Josiah Wedgwood's neighbouring factories. They made fine Jasper Ware that equalled in every way the products of Wedgwood. Although theoretically rivals, Neale was quite willing to supply Wedgwood with their wares to make up large orders.
Bibliographic reference
Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X
Collection
Accession number
2496&A-1901

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Record createdDecember 2, 2002
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