Octagonal vase with gold birds

Worcester factory British

1877

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

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Title: Octagonal vase with gold birds
Maker: Worcester factory (British, 1751–2008)
Date: 1877
Culture: British
Medium: Bone china "ivory porcelain" with underglaze blue and gilding
Dimensions: confirmed: 10 5/8 × 9 15/16 × 3 5/8 in., 3.3 lb. (27 × 25.2 × 9.2 cm, 1.5 kg)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Helene Fortunoff and Robert Grossman, 2017
Object Number: 2018.62.98
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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