Potpourri Vase and Pierced Cover with Gilt Swan Handles
Date1820-1830
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsHeight 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
ClassificationsPORCELAIN
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Stout Hooker
Object number2008.DA.2.199a,b
DescriptionThe baulster-shaped body painted on the front with an idyllic ruined castle scene said to be Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, and on the reverse with a luxuriant flower spray, the pierced trelliswork neck flanked by fully gilt stylized swan handles and the spirally pierced cover surmounted by a gilt flame finialStatus
On view