Title

'Original design for a vase or ewer', (1881). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Original design for a vase or ewer', (1881). A jug or ewer decorated with masks, and naked figures of boys pouring water. Engraving after an undated drawing, possibly a design for a piece to be carried out in ceramic or metalwork. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F37_069

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,2Mb (6,7Mb) / 11,3in x 21,5in / 3378 x 6438 (300dpi)

Keywords

mask arts pattern science book museum design decorative ornate Classical astrology Renaissance century jug HANDLE literature concept grotesque Patterned 19th century B W Victoria and Albert Museum Aquarius nineteenth century The Print Collector ewer Museum of Ornamental Art South Kensington Museum engraving Victoria & Albert Museum Unknown V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston