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Frill Vase
Factory: Derby Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porclelain, with pierced shoulder, decorated with applied flowers, foliage, and a frill, and painted in enamel colours, and gilding
Soft-paste porcelain, pierced, painted overglaze in blue, green, yellow, and pink enamels, and gilt. The base is partly glazed and has three patchmarks. Of baluster shape with vertical fluting stopping at the rounded shoulder which is pierced with panels of openwork studded with small yellow-centred blue flower heads. The short neck is pierced by six holes and has a band of gilding round the rim. On each side is a female-mask surrounded by applied pink flowers and leaves. Round the lower part there is a 'frill' of blue and yellow projecting shells, with yellow-centered pink flower heads. The underside of the 'frill' is decorated with moulded white glazed flower heads. Each side of the body is decorated with two curved sprays of applied flowers and foliage. The flared foot has a band of gilding and scattered flower heaads.
History note: Purchased at Sotheby's, 16 July 1918, lot 414, attributed to Chelsea, for about £3.10
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 26 cm
Width: 19.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1760
CE
-
1765
CE
Deocration
composed of
enamel
( blue, green, yellow, pink)
gold
Decoration
presumed lead; except for part of base
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, pierced, painted in blue, green, yellow, and pink enamels, and gilt
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: square brown-stained label with two canted corners edged in black
Accession number: C.3068-1928
Primary reference Number: 74360
Old object number: 4519
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Frill Vase" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74360 Accessed: 2024-12-18 22:17:26
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