6/1981-1
Collection
Ceramics
Brief description
Urn made from porcelain with a white ground, painted in gold and blue with a coloured central compartment of 'Maria', a lady seated at a tree with a dog by her side, part of a garniture de cheminée manufactured by Derby Porcelain Works c.1782.
Object name
vase
Object number
6/1981-1
Location
On Display
Production organisation
Derby Porcelain Works (manufacturer)
Production date
c.1782 (manufactured)
Production place
Derby (manufactured)
Period
Georgian (1714-1837)
Material
porcelain
glaze
pigment
glaze
pigment
Technique
gilded
painted
glazed
painted
glazed
Physical description
Urn shaped two handled vase and cover.
Dimensions
Height: 24.1cm
Width: 14.7cm
Depth: 11cm
Width: 14.7cm
Depth: 11cm
Website keywords
ornaments
Decoration and furnishings
Decoration and furnishings
Label
Label text for ‘What is classical style?’ case, Information Bay 4, Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Porcelain ornaments, about 1782
Porcelain, Derby factory
Classical style is clearly expressed in this matching set of two jugs and a vase.The shapes follow those of classical urns, while the painted panels depict classical figures and landscapes. Known as a garniture, a set like this would have been displayed on a mantelpiece or side table as a statement of the owner’s taste and refinement.
Label text for the exhibition At Home with the World, Geffrye Museum (20 March 2012- 9 September 2012):
Ornaments, about 1782
Porcelain, Derby factory, England
The vase or urn was one of the most important symbols of antiquity in the eighteenth century. Practical and decorative objects would often imitate antique prototypes at this time.The shape of this vase follows those of classical urns and the painted panels also depict classical figures and landscapes.
Porcelain ornaments, about 1782
Porcelain, Derby factory
Classical style is clearly expressed in this matching set of two jugs and a vase.The shapes follow those of classical urns, while the painted panels depict classical figures and landscapes. Known as a garniture, a set like this would have been displayed on a mantelpiece or side table as a statement of the owner’s taste and refinement.
Label text for the exhibition At Home with the World, Geffrye Museum (20 March 2012- 9 September 2012):
Ornaments, about 1782
Porcelain, Derby factory, England
The vase or urn was one of the most important symbols of antiquity in the eighteenth century. Practical and decorative objects would often imitate antique prototypes at this time.The shape of this vase follows those of classical urns and the painted panels also depict classical figures and landscapes.
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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