Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Vase, 1883. Porcelain, 4 3/8 x 5 x 5 in. (11.1 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller, 1999.152.243. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.152.243.jpg)
Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Vase, 1883. Porcelain, 4 3/8 x 5 x 5 in. (11.1 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller, 1999.152.243. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.152.243_mark.jpg)
Vase
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Porcelain
DATES
1883
DIMENSIONS
4 3/8 x 5 x 5 in. (11.1 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Underside, in stamped in red: "[Royal Worcester company logo]/73" and small white paper label with in black ink:" R.Worcester/235-/14 WEH"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.152.243
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
White bodied porcelain, square Pagoda shaped vase with applied decoration of a naturalistic climbing salamander, on three red feet. Across 3/4 of the upper section of the vase, attached brown/bronze colored salamander with gold highlights; applied at top and at base ½ inch band of abstracted Chinese lattice style decoration in dark bronze color; on three inverted abstracted geometric shaped feet.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. (founded 1751). Vase, 1883. Porcelain, 4 3/8 x 5 x 5 in. (11.1 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Harold S. Keller, 1999.152.243. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.152.243.jpg)
IMAGE
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