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Vase: C.4B-1963

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Production: Meissen Porcelain Factory

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain decorated with a powder-blue ground, painting in enamels, and gilding. Painted with floral sprays and birds. One of a pair

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Wilfrid Ariel Evill

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Meissen ⪼ Saxony ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963-05-23) by Evill, Wilfrid Ariel

Dating

19th Century, second half#
Circa 1850 CE - 1899 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel gold
Foot Diameter 10 cm
Rim Diameter 21 cm

Materials used in production

presumed feldspathic Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Throwing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AR joined
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4B-1963
Primary reference Number: 140310
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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