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Vase with ring handles: C.1A-1911

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Vase with ring handles

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Description

Vase with ring handles, of hard-paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue with four women separated by plant arrangements on stands; two metal handles with rings

Notes

History note: Dante Gabriel Rossetti to whom given to his mother

Legal notes

Given by Charles Fairfax Murray

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 28 cm
Height: 28.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1911) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Circa 1662 - Circa 1722

School or Style

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of cobalt-blue
Vase

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: an artemesia leaf
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Underglaze in blue
  • Type: Mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1A-1911
Primary reference Number: 99139
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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