Medium
porcelain (soft-paste)
Measurements
(a-c) 26.8 × 26.1 × 21.0 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1975
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Derby, England
Inscription
(a) painted in red on base u.c.: 28
painted in red on base c.: (crown) / :.X.: / D
painted in blue on base u.c.: 55
(c) painted in blue on base l.l.: 31
Accession Number
D78.a-c-1975
Department
International Decorative Arts
Physical description
Base, lid and liner: painted in blue, vermilion and gilt with straight sides to lid and base. Decorated with four panels of flowers.
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