Samuel Alcock & Co, Portland Vase, 1845
- Title(s):
- Portland Vase
- Published/Created:
- Burslem, Staffordshire, England, 1845.
- Physical Description:
- 1 jug : white and lavender relief-molded parian stoneware ; 24 cm high (including handle) x 13 cm in diameter (17 cm including handle)
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsParks Jug 71Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961View by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/15742810
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- Without a metal lid.
Title and date from Hughes's Collector's guide.
Hughes, Kathy. Collector's guide to nineteenth-century jugs, v. 1, no. 56
This jug is a copy of the first-century Portland Vase made of cameo glass. It is decorated with classical figures standing and in repose. - Subject Terms:
- Cupid (Roman deity)Parks, Stephen -- Ownership.Peleus (Mythological character)Portland Vase.Thetis (Mythological character)
- Form/Genre:
- Jugs (vessels)
Stoneware (pottery)
Ceramic (material)
Molding (forming)
Parian (porcelain, material) - Export:
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