Warwick Vase

Designer Paul Storr (English, 1771 - 1844)

Date1812

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 13 3/4 × 10 5/8 inches (24.13 × 34.93 × 26.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Oscar Straube and Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Field

Object numberF94-42 A,B

Signed(front and back sides of base): armorial device with motto "Fide et Virtute" (other 2 sides of base): crest of a winged beast (under foot): crest of a tower with a falcon

Markings(around base): "RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL...PISA WALLE REGENT BRITANNIS" (inside foot on base): "PS" (for Paul Storr); "R"; lion passant, sovereign's head; leopard's head. Armorial device represents the Arms of Gladstone impaling Bateson. (See accession file for more information.)

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Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionHemispherical form with twisted foliate handles; bead and egg and dart rim, grapevines and leaves below; heads on each side with lion mask and skin below; acanthus leaves around base with egg-decorated ring below, outward flaring foot on square base; hemispherical liner with 2 shell handles; base decorated with armorial devices and crests.

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