77/2001

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

Porcelain vase and cover decorated with a design of dragons with flowers, buds and foliage on on a yellow ground, one of three thought to be made in China c.1870.

Object name

vase

Object number

77/2001

Production date

c.1870 (manufactured)

Production place

China (manufactured)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Material

porcelain
glaze
paint

Technique

glazed
fired
painted
moulded
gilded

Physical description

Vase made from porcelain with overglaze painted decoration. The vase has a slightly flared foot, flaring out to a rounded shoulder, with a cylindrical neck and a moulded cover topped with a gilt lion-shaped finial. The body of the vase is decorated with two dragons amidst stems of flowers, leaves, flower heads and buds on a yellow ground, with a band of floral scrolling spiral decoration at the foot and shoulder. The neck is painted with a gilt band, and the domed cover with a flattened rim is painted with floral decoration on a yellow ground, with scrolls on a green ground on the rim, with a gilt lion figure. There is a paper label attached to the base, printed in red and cream paper with handwritten inscriptions in ink and pencil '3120, s /30.3.190 set of 5, 14, 837.'

Dimensions

Height: 28.4cm

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ornaments