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Berlin Porcelain Manufactory
Vase of campana form 1845
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded, gilt bronze | 91 cm (Height) (whole object) | RCIN 41306
Drawing Room, Osborne House
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This vase was presented to Queen Victoria by King Frederick William IV during the state visit to Germany in 1845. She received it on the first evening of the tour at Schloss Augustusburg at Brühl near Cologne.
The classic form of the vase, designed by the Berlin court architect K.F. Schinkel in 1830, had proved highly successful and a large number were made for presentation to foreign rulers. In this case the body presents a continuous harvest landscape, while the vignettes around the bowl represent royal palaces in the vicinity of Potsdam.
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010Provenance
Given to Queen Victoria by Frederick Wilhelm IV of Prussia in 1851. Exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851; on pedestal 41307
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Medium and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded, gilt bronze
Measurements
91 cm (Height) (whole object)
8 x 43 x 43 cm (stand)
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Featured in
ExhibitionVictoria & Albert: Art & Love: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
The first exhibition to focus on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s shared enthusiasm for art
