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Subiaco Museum > Records

VASE: PORCELAIN, HAND-PAINTED FLORAL DESIGN

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c. 1920

Overview

European [German/Hungarian/Czcho-Slavakian] hand-painted porcelain vase. The vase is a flatterned pear shape with a flared scalloped lip. The handles are arabesque-shaped. The vase is cream-coloured with an ochre flush around the rim, down the handle and right side and around the base. A spray of yellow and dark pink roses and other small flowers has been hand painted onto one side. The vase formerly belonged to the donor's mother, Mrs. Edith Bannear, who bought it second hand.

Historical information

A hand-painted porcelain vase manufactured in an European country [Germany/Hungary/Czcho-Slavakia]

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1992.149

Item type

Material

Width

85 mm

Height or length

130 mm

Keywords

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Year

Statement of significance

A vase belonging to a resident of Subiaco who lived in Subiaco since early 1920

Last modified

Wednesday, 16 July, 2025

Completeness

94

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