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Vase
Vase, earthenware, standing on a roughly diamond-shaped base, in the form of three horns twisted together and supported by to either side a dolphin resting on a shell; the base decorated with marbled black, blue, orange and green enamels, the central horn covered with copper lustre, the two side horns covered with pink lustre, the dolphins painted blue with copper lustre around the heads, the shells painted orange with copper lustre edges, two further supports to either side of the vase painted green. The foot-rim and lip-rim chipped.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35424
Creation/Production
Unknown
Acquisition
Bequest, 4/2/1942
Measurements
Height
(cm): 20.1
Length
(cm): 25.8
Width
(cm): 9.4
Height
(in): 7
Length
(in): 10
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
lustre, copper
decoration
Applied Art
lustre, pink
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
enamel
glaze
Location
In store
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