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Vase, commemorating the burning of the British and Belgian sections of the Brussels International Exhibition

Vase, commemorating the burning of the British and Belgian sections of the Brussels International Exhibition
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VASE
Vase, commemorating the burning of the British and Belgian sections of the Brussels International Exhibition
1910
Country: 
England Clifton Junction Great Britain
Accession: 
TD1991.144.1
Gordon Forsyth Designer and Painter Pilkington's Tile & Pottery Company Maker
Collection: 
Object
Decorative Arts and Furniture
World's Fairs and Expositions
Subject: 
Exhibition/Events , World's Fairs and Expositions , Commemoration , Ceramics/Ceramic Design
Inches 21-1/2 16 diameter, Centimeters 54.6 40.6 diameter
Credit Line: 
The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
URL: 
TD1991.144.1.JPG
Tags: 
World's Fairs and Expositions~Decorative Arts and Furniture
Porcelain Pilkington Lancastrian vase vividly hand painted to depict the burning of the Brussels International Exhibition of 1910; the design features images of tangled metal and figures emblematic of Britannia and a muse of the arts amid flames which rise up to form a circle containing an inscription describing the scene; the rim of the vase features a foliate motif.
Vase, commemorating the burning of the British and Belgian sections of the Brussels International Exhibition
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  • Title :     Vase, commemorating the burning of the British and Belgian sections of the Brussels International Exhibition
  • Artist:     Gordon Forsyth Designer and Painter Pilkington's Tile & Pottery Company Maker
  • Accession:     TD1991.144.1
  • Country:     England Clifton Junction Great Britain
  • Date:     1910
  • Dimensions:     Inches 21-1/2 16 diameter, Centimeters 54.6 40.6 diameter
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Decorative Arts and Furniture
  • Collection Theme:     World's Fairs and Expositions
  • Subject:     Exhibition/Events , World's Fairs and Expositions , Commemoration , Ceramics/Ceramic Design
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
  • URL:     TD1991.144.1.JPG
  • Tags:     World's Fairs and Expositions~Decorative Arts and Furniture
Description:
Porcelain Pilkington Lancastrian vase vividly hand painted to depict the burning of the Brussels International Exhibition of 1910; the design features images of tangled metal and figures emblematic of Britannia and a muse of the arts amid flames which rise up to form a circle containing an inscription describing the scene; the rim of the vase features a foliate motif.
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