Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Vase, 1891. Porcelain, 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. (24.1 x 14 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller, 1999.152.267. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.152.267_mark.jpg)
Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Vase, 1891. Porcelain, 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. (24.1 x 14 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller, 1999.152.267. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.152.267.jpg)
Vase
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
1891
DIMENSIONS
9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. (24.1 x 14 x 12.7 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On underside of base at center, transfer printed in puce: "[Co. logo]/RdNo178446 [inside rectangular box]/1539". Applied white sticker, written in black: "5723". On interior of rim: Co. logo which includes "WORCESTER PRISMATIC ENAMELS/ENGLAND".
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.152.267
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Classical styled vase, with narrow neck and polychrome and gold floral decoration. Open flared rim with long narrow, ridged neck in blue glaze, with thick gold band at rim, beneath neck, raised geometric design in blue/pink glaze, bulbous oval main body, with pink tinge to glaze, decoration on both sides in gold paint of budding floral branch;at shoulder blue, geometric cutout handle with highlights in gold paint, the whole on a raise blue glazed foot with molded diaper pattern decoration.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Vase, 1891. Porcelain, 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. (24.1 x 14 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller, 1999.152.267. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.152.267_mark.jpg)
IMAGE
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