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Description: | Public:
Pair of lidded oviform vases, bone china, painted in overglaze enamels with two oval panels containing continental landscapes and cattle scenes, reserved against blue-green enamel ground with gilt detail.
Private:
Classical Sevres style vase on spreading foot, with narrow neck flaring to thick straight rim. Two handles, in the form of thick twisted ribbons decorated in white and gilt stripes, suspended in loops from small gilt rings at neck rim, to vase shoulder. Relief ribbons tied in bows at shoulder terminals, white with gilt detail. Vase decorated with bright blue-green enamel ground, two large white oval panels reserved on sides. Panels painted in overglaze enamels with different scenes on each vase. These are: a) group of two cows and a calf in a meadow with trees to left; woodland scene with a high waterfall flowing into a river, a single deer standing on the river bank; b) group of four seated cows on a hillside with purple hills in the background to left; European port scene with boats moored outside a city wall and a tall spired castle tower in the background. Panels bordered with thick gilt bands, jewelled with white enamel diamonds and raised gilt spots. Bright blue-green foot with gilt decoration in one jewelled band, one plain band round outer edge. Domed blue-green cover with large loop finial in the form of a twisted ribbon in white and gilt, jewelled gilt band round sides.
Technique: slip-casting
Material: ceramics
Material: porcelain
Material: bone china
Material: enamelled overglaze
Material: gilt
pair of vases by , Rose, John, and Co., James E. Hartshorne, 1861=1875, (1920.721/2). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.1761 | Go to resource |
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