Additional Image:

Detail of butterfly on the vase.
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Plants
Date
1756-1758
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.00 in (25.40 cm)
  • Height: 12.50 in (31.75 cm)
Maker
Vauxhall

Description:

A Vauxhall trumpet shaped vase tapering to a diameter of 4.5cm, decorated with European flowers and insects.  "Polychrome printed"  in a technique peculiar to the factory.  It involved the overglaze printing of two or more colors in outline, most often brown, pink or sepia, which were then filled in with hand-painted coloring.  For more information see English Ceramic Circle publication, Ceramics of Vauxhall 2007.
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