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Vase
Vase of soft-paste porcelain, boat shaped form, standing on a parallel ridged base, curving and rising at either end, the body, slightly rounded with a double rib to lower edge, rising vertically and tapering towards the top, forming a semi-circle with two wide chevron shaped ribs at the shoulder, the open chevron shape repeated at the rim to form the shape of the mouth, interrupting the semi-circular form; the body moulded with incised and raised decoration consisting of signs, symbols, hieroglyphs and marks; light blue transparent glaze to the whole, a turquoise band to lower chevronrib at shoulder, two red bands to the upper, bordering a pattern of simple stick-type fir trees in silvery blue lustre.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 34415
Acquisition
Purchase, 15/1/1988
Measurements
Height
(cm): 21.6
Length
(cm): 34.5
diam
(cm): 9.3
Height
(in): 8
Length
(in): 13
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
moulded
forming
Applied Art
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
incised
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
lustred
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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