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Frill Vase: C.3067.3 & A-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Frill Vase
Translated as: Frill Vase

Maker(s)

Factory: Derby Porcelain Manufactory

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain vase with mask handles and bird finial, the sides and cover pierced, and decorated with applied flowers, and painting in enamels

Soft-paste porcelain, with pierced, and applied moulded, and modelled decoration, painted overglaze in green, bluish-green, yellow, pink, puce, red and purple enamels., and gilt. The beaker-shaped vase is spirally fluted up to about 3 cm below the rim. Above that point the sides are pierced by diamond-shaped holes to form a trellis with small flowerheads at the intersections. About 5 cm up from the base there is an outward-curving 'frill' with a row of flowerheads above it. On each side there is a female mask surrounded by applied flowers, and on the front and back, sprays of convolvulous and other flowers. Insects, moths, and butterflies are painted in the spaces. The domed cover is pierced by four sets of diamond-shaped holes each forming a diamond shape with raised spots at the edges and intersections. Above them are ten convoluvulous flowers and leaves surrounding a perching bird which forms the finial. The gilding is restricted to a gold line round the upper edge of the vase. One of a garniture of three vases.

Notes

History note: Mr A.G. Perry, 25 Cromwell Road, South kensington, London, from whom purchased by Dr Glaisher on 22 Fe;bruary 1921 with the other two vases in the set for £18 including. Mr Perry had paid £12.10.0 for the set and had the trellis repaired.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
George III
Production date: circa AD 1765

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel gold

Materials used in production

presumed lead-glaze Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, pierced, and decorated with applied moulded masks, and flowers, and painting in enamels

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3067.3 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 74358
Old object number: 4518c

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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