'Neptune' Vase
Manufacturer
Barr Flight & Barr Factory
(English, 1804 - 1813)
CultureEnglish
OriginWorcester, Worcestershire, England
Datec.1810-1820
MediumSoapstone porcelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 11.6 x 12.5 x 10 cm (4 9/16 x 4 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
MarkingsImpressed BFB under a crown and inscribed in iron-red enamel.
Inscribed in script in iron-red enamel "Neptune/a painted crown/Barr, Flight and Barr/ Worcester/ London House/ Flight and Barr/Coventry Street/ Manufacturers/to their Majesties/Prince of Wales and Royal Families"
DescriptionDouble-handled vase in urn shape with eagle and dolphin entwined handles in gilt, on a square base. It is painted with a named scene of Neptune riding a dolphin with applied pearls.
Credit LineGift of the Volunteer Committee of the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
Object numberG88.2.1
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
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